Cartersville, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Cartersville, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cerro Gordo
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1178
Coordinates:42.9944°N -93.0831°W
Area Code:641
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:455193

Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

A post office was established at Cartersville in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[1] The community was named after the novel Col. Carter of Cartersville[2] by Francis Hopkinson Smith.

The population was 50 in 1940.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Gordo County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 February 2015.
  2. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 52.
  3. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 295 . en.