Galbraith, Iowa

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Galbraith, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Galbraith is located in Iowa
Galbraith
Galbraith
Coordinates: Coordinates: 42°58′50″N 94°09′33″W / 42.98056°N 94.15917°W / 42.98056; -94.15917
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyKossuth
TownshipSherman
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)515
GNIS feature ID464552

Galbraith is an unincorporated community in Kossuth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History[]

A post office was established at Galbraith in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.[2] The community was named for an Iowa senator named Galbraith.[3]

Galbraith's population was 20 in 1925.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galbraith, Iowa
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galbraith Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 74.
  4. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.


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