Little Turkey, Iowa
Little Turkey, Iowa | |
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  Little Turkey, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′47″N 92°06′04″W / 43.12972°N 92.10111°WCoordinates: 43°07′47″N 92°06′04″W / 43.12972°N 92.10111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Chickasaw |
| Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464624[1] |
Little Turkey is an unincorporated community in eastern Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History[]
A post office was established at Little Turkey in 1866; this post office closed in 1871, reopened in 1890, and closed again in 1904.[2]
Little Turkey became what one historian called "quite a prosperous little village" with a dance hall, school, church, blacksmith shop, and general store.[3]
Little Turkey's church was originally a Methodist place of worship, but in 1903 it became Assumption of the Blessed Mary Parish Church (St. Mary's) of Little Turkey. This church has an oratory status today.[4]
Students of Little Turkey attended Utica Township School #7 until 1930.[4]
Little Turkey's population was 21 in 1902,[5] and was 25 in 1925.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Turkey, Iowa
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Little Turkey Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). "History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 244. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ a b "Town of Little Turkey, Utica Township - Chickasaw County IAGenWeb". iagenweb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ 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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