Killduff, Iowa Explained

Killduff, Iowa
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Killduff
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jasper
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:922
Coordinates:41.6081°N -92.9047°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:50137
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:458072

Killduff is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jasper County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Newton, the county seat of Jasper County.[1]

History

Killduff has a post office which opened on July 2, 1883.

Killduff was once located on the Iowa Central Railway. Killduff's population was 69 in 1902,[2] and 85 in 1925.[3]

In 1912, Killduff contained a post office, two stores, a lumber yard, and a blacksmith shop.[4] The population was 85 in 1940.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  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: Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa, Volume 1 . B.F. Bowen . Weaver, James Baird . 1912 . 288.
  5. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 303 . en.