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Montgomery, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

43°26′27″N 095°12′10″W / 43.44083°N 95.20278°W / 43.44083; -95.20278CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyDickinson CountyTownship Diamond Lake TownshipElevation

1,457 ft (444 m)ZIP code

51360

GNIS feature ID0459192^[1]

Montgomery is an unincorporated community in Diamond Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa, United States.

History

Montgomery had its start by the building of the Rock Island railroad through that territory.^[2] The railroad has since been removed but the elevator that was there over it still remains. There used to be a schoolhouse which has since been moved and converted into a house. In addition to the schoolhouse there was a Postal Service building which was converted into a garage and is privately owned.

Montgomery's population was 73 in 1902,^[3] and 105 in 1925.^[4]

Geography

Montgomery is located at 43°26′27″N 095°12′10″W / 43.44083°N 95.20278°W / 43.44083; -95.20278 at an elevation of 1457 feet.

References

^ "Montgomery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
^ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. pp. 355.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.