Cottage, Iowa
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Cottage, Iowa | |
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former unincorporated community | |
  Cottage, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′16″N 93°18′37″W / 42.40444°N 93.31028°WCoordinates: 42°24′16″N 93°18′37″W / 42.40444°N 93.31028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Hardin |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 466249[1] |
Cottage was an unincorporated community in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
A post office named Cottage was established in Ellis Township in Section 29 in 1860; this was later moved to Section 32. Andrew Bronson established a store in Cottage in 1870. W.A. Caraway established a cheese factory and a general store in Cottage in 1881–1882. A.P. Jensen established a blacksmith shop in 1874.[2] Cottage Community Church also operated in the community.
Cottage's population was 52 in 1902,[3] but over the years, the community dissolved.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottage, Iowa
- ^ History of Hardin County, Iowa, Together with Sketches of Its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens: History of Iowa, Embracing Accounts of the Prehistoric Races, and a Brief Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History. Union Publishing Company. 1883. pp. 657–658.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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