Ion, Iowa
Appearance
Ion, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 43°06′46″N 91°15′43″W / 43.11278°N 91.26194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Allamakee |
Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 563 |
GNIS feature ID | 464590[1] |
Ion is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History
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Ion was platted in 1855 [2] and was named after a character in a novel, one of the settlers had recently read.[3] Ion's population was 52 in 1902.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ion, Iowa
- ^ W. E. Alexander (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 398.
- ^ Ellery M. Hancock (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 271.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.