Alpha, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Alpha, Iowa
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Pushpin Label:Alpha
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Alpha within the state of Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fayette County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:317
Elevation Ft:1040
Coordinates:42.9967°N -92.0478°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:52171
Area Code:563
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:454149

Alpha is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. It is located on Johnsons Mill Road near County Road V68, three miles south of Waucoma, at 42.995718N, -92.047995W,[1] where Johnsons Mill Road crosses Crane Creek.

History

Alpha was founded in May 1871. It was named Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because it was the first community on Crane Creek.[2]

Alpha's population was 100 in 1925.[3] The population was 119 in 1940.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 23. University Of Iowa Press. .
  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 . 292 . en.