Adelphi, Iowa

Adelphi, Iowa
unincorporated community
Adelphi, Iowa is located in Iowa
Adelphi, Iowa
Adelphi, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°32′00″N 93°25′35″W / 41.53333°N 93.42639°W / 41.53333; -93.42639
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464439[1]

Adelphi is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

Adelphi was platted on April 6, 1857, in Camp Township. No railroad line was built to the community, inhibiting its growth, and leaving it as what one 1876 Polk County historian called a village.[2] Adelphi's post office was established in 1856.[3]

The community's population was 12 in 1900,[4] and 65 in 1920.[5]

In 1935, Adelphi's post office closed. Mail was to be routed through Runnells. The Altoona Herald observed, "Adelphi's loss is Runnells' gain".[6]

Adelphi's population was 40 in 1940.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adelphi, Iowa
  2. ^ Dixon, J. M. (1876). Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa. State register, print. p. 61.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ 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. 1925. pp. 188–190.
  6. ^ "Runnells News". Atoona Herald. July 4, 1935. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.