Secor, Iowa
Secor is a ghost town in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History[]
Secor was laid out in 1888, and named for a railroad employee.[2] A post office was established at Secor in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Secor (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. 122.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Secor Post Office (historical)
Coordinates: 42°18′40″N 93°04′19″W / 42.3111°N 93.0719°W
Categories:
- Geography of Hardin County, Iowa
- Ghost towns in Iowa
- 1888 establishments in Iowa
- United States ghost town stubs
- Central Iowa geography stubs