Verdi, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Verdi, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:673
Coordinates:41.2361°N -91.7794°W
Area Code:319
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1981637

Verdi is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It was located on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad in the northern part of Brighton Township.

Geography

Verdi was near the junction of Iowa Highway 1 and 290th Street.

It was on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific (C.R.I.& P) Railroad, about 7miles southwest of Washington.[1]

History

Verdi was established in Section 4 of Brighton Township, north of Brighton, on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad.[2] The name Verdi honored the Italian composer; the community had previously been known as McCoid, and then McJunkin.[3]

Verdi's population was 14 in 1900,[4] 21 in 1917,[5] and 27 in 1925.[6] Its post office closed in 1915.[7]

In the 1930s, the Davenport Democrat and Leader reported that only older people would remember when Verdi, along with Grace Hill, Rubio, Dublin, Richmond, and other Washington County towns were still prominent.[8]

By 1940, Verdi's population had dropped to 5.[9] By 1956, Verdi was considered an "extinct town".[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory . 1918 . R.L. Polk & Company. . 947 . en.
  2. Book: Washington County 1920 . 1920 . Iowa Map Company . 33 . en.
  3. Cook . Pauline . 1945 . Iowa Place Names of Foreign Origin . The Modern Language Journal . 29 . 7 . 617–628 . 10.2307/319510 . 319510 . 0026-7902 . JSTOR.
  4. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en . June 29, 2021 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229210727/https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC . live .
  5. Book: Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases . 63–66 .
  6. 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 . June 29, 2021 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229220633/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ . live .
  7. Web site: GNIS Detail - Verdi Post Office (historical) . 2021-06-29 . geonames.usgs.gov.
  8. News: 1935-10-13 . Centennial of Washington Uncertain but Community Accepts '36 as Anniversary . 2024-01-07 . The Davenport Democrat and Leader . 28 . en.
  9. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 314 . en . January 7, 2024 . November 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103000157/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ . live .
  10. Book: Morgan, Charles O. . The Geology and Ground-water Resources of Washington County, Iowa . 1956 . University of Iowa . 70 . en.

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