Plum Creek, Iowa
Plum Creek is a ghost town in Kossuth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. A railroad station was once located at Plum Creek.[1]
History[]
Plum Creek contained a post office from 1902 until 1904.[2][3] The hamlet took its name from nearby Plum Creek.[4]
From 1899 to 1916 it was Home to the Plum Creek Co-op Creamery.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Creek (historical)
- ^ "Kossuth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Creek Post Office (historical)
- ^ 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. 114.
Coordinates: 43°06′33″N 94°11′49″W / 43.1091°N 94.1969°W
Categories:
- Geography of Kossuth County, Iowa
- Ghost towns in Iowa
- 1902 establishments in Iowa
- Populated places established in 1902
- United States ghost town stubs
- Northeast Iowa geography stubs