Dalby, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Dalby, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allamakee
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1266
Coordinates:43.2642°N -91.2739°W
Area Code:563
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464511

Dalby is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The community was settled by Scandinavians and was first settled in the mid-1800s.

Geography

Dalby is located at the junction of county highway A52 and X32, in Center Township.[1] It is around 8miles southwest of Lansing.[2]

History

Dalby was founded in Center Township. A post office was opened in Dalby in 1869, and it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1885.[3] [4] The community was named after Dalby in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway.[5]

The Dalby School, also called Center Township School #7, was built in 1851 and still existed in 1932.[6]

The Norwegian Lutheran Church and an associated cemetery were located in Dalby.[7] This church, now known as the Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church, still operates.[8]

Other Dalby businesses and organizations, circa the 1880s, included the Scandinavian Mutual Protective Association.[9]

The community still appears on official Iowa Department of Transportation maps.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer . Garmin, Ltd . 2021 . Yarmouth, ME . 22–23.
  2. Book: Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World . 1880 . J.B. Lippincott & Company . 582 . en . February 1, 2024 . February 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201105425/https://books.google.com/books?id=R9zPRFeo8ZMC&pg=PA582&dq=%2522dalby%2522%252B%2522allamakee+co.%2522&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjsh5-X74mEAxUyHkQIHRKZAosQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false#v=onepage&q=%2522dalby%2522%252B%2522allamakee%2520co.%2522&f=false . live .
  3. Web site: Allamakee County . Iowa Ghost Towns . 6 August 2014 . September 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925222655/http://www.iowaghosttowns.com/allamakee_county_iowa_ghost_towns.html . live .
  4. Book: Howe . Samuel Storrs . Annals of Iowa . Parvin . Theodore Sutton . Lloyd . Frederick . Huff . Sanford W. . Aldrich . Charles . Harlan . Edgar Rubey . 1929 . Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives . 438 . en . February 1, 2024 . February 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201105425/https://books.google.com/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=DicLAAAAIAAJ&dq=%2522dalby%2522%252B%2522village%2522%252B%2522allamakee%2522&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Dalby . live .
  5. Web site: Norway in America - Iowa . 2024-02-01 . slettebo.no . November 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231129123358/https://slettebo.no/norway-in-america/iowa.htm . live .
  6. Web site: Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb - School Records . 2021-05-24 . iagenweb.org . January 12, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200112175942/http://iagenweb.org/allamakee/school/CenterTwp_No7.htm . live .
  7. Book: Center Township, Dalby, Atlas: Allamakee County 1886 Version 2, Iowa Historical Map . 2021-05-24 . May 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524223133/http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/471223/Center+Township++Dalby/Allamakee+County+1886+Version+2/Iowa/ . live .
  8. Web site: Local Resources . 2021-06-13 . iagenweb.org . June 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613160643/http://iagenweb.org/allamakee/local.htm . live .
  9. Book: Iowa Insurance Report for the Year 1882 . 39 . 1882 . en . F.M. Mills . Des Moines, IA . May 27, 2021 . February 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201105530/https://books.google.com/books?id=DAo_AQAAMAAJ&q=%2522dalby,+iowa%2522&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q=%2522dalby%2C%20iowa%2522&f=false . live .
  10. Web site: Allamakee County, Iowa . 2024-02-01 . Iowa Department of Transportation . August 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810174218/https://www.iowadot.gov/maps/msp/pdf/allamakee-co.pdf . live .

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