Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
| Bennettsville, Iowa | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Bennettsville, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′36″N 90°43′41″W / 42.36000°N 90.72806°W / 42.36000; -90.72806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Dubuque County |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464164 |
Bennettsville (also known as Bennettville) was an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Geography
Bennettsville was located at 42°21′36″N 90°43′41″W / 42.36000°N 90.72806°W / 42.36000; -90.72806, at the junction of Bennettville Road and St. Joes Prairie Road.
History
Bennettsville was founded in Section 9 of Washington Township, Dubuque County. The name of the community has also been spelled Bennettville.
The post office was established in June 1891. James J. Cota served as postmaster. The Bennettsville post office also served as the store. Circa 1901, Bennettville had a school.
The community's population was 8 in 1890. Bennettsville's post office was discontinued in either 1897 or 1900.
See also
References
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Howe, Samuel Storrs; Parvin, Theodore Sutton; Lloyd, Frederick; Huff, Sanford W.; Aldrich, Charles; Harlan, Edgar Rubey (1850). Annals of Iowa. Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives. p. 520.
- Oldt, Franklin T. (1911). History of Dubuque County, Iowa: Being a General Survey of Dubuque County History, Including a History of the City of Dubuque and Special Account of Districts Throughout the County, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Goodspeed Historical Association. p. 670.
- "Iowa Postmasters". Burlington Hawk Eye. June 10, 1891. p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- "Bennetsville Burglars". Dubuque Daily Herald. 1888. p. 4. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- "Table Mound". Dubuque Daily Times. March 7, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 368.
- "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
| Municipalities and communities of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| County seat: Dubuque | ||
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