Nansen, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Nansen, Iowa
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chickasaw County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:43.1119°N -92.2378°W

Nansen was an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It was at the junction of 170th Street and Pembroke Avenue.

History

Nansen was established in Section 10 of Jacksonville Township,[1] a few miles northeast of the county seat of New Hampton.

Nansen's post office operated from 1897 to 1904.[2] The community's population was 22 in 1902.[3]

Nansen was noted in a 1932 article about Chickasaw County's lost villages.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mott . David C. . 1930 . Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa . https://web.archive.org/web/20151130161311/http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5424&context=annals-of-iowa . dead . November 30, 2015 . 2021-07-30 . 459.
  2. Encyclopedia: GNIS Detail - Nansen Post Office (historical) .
  3. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  4. News: 1932-01-27 . Chickasaw County's Abandoned Villages . 1 . Nashua Reporter .