Abbott, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Abbott, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hardin
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1099
Coordinates:42.4853°N -93.0664°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464137

Abbott is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is at the junction of 150th Street and V Avenue.

History

Abbott was platted near the junction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway and the Iowa Central Railway, in Sections 34 and 35 of Aetna Township (now Etna Township). The depot was located nearly a half a mile north of Abbott.[1]

Abbott's population was 53 in 1902,[2] and 106 in 1925.[3] The population was 34 in 1940.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LLC . Historic Map Works . Aetna Township, Ackley, Robertson, Abbott, Atlas: Hardin County 1892, Iowa Historical Map . 2021-07-02 . www.historicmapworks.com.
  2. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  3. Book: 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 . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en.
  4. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 291 . en.