Dahlonega, Iowa

Dahlonega, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Dahlonega, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°03′31″N 92°22′12″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Wapello
Elevation	827 ft (252 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	641
GNIS feature ID	455767[1]

Dahlonega is an unincorporated community in Wapello County, Iowa, United States.[1]

Geography

Dahlonega lies northeast of Ottumwa, near the junction of U.S. Route 63 and County Highway H-25.

History

Dahlonega in Wapello County, Iowa, in 1902

Dahlonega was founded in Dahlonega Township. The site was originally named Shellbark because several homes were made of shellbark hickory wood, but was changed to Dahlonega, a Native American word meaning "gold" or "yellow".[2]

The post office at Dahlonega operated from 1844 to 1907.[3] A number of schools operated in the area. Dahlonega School No. 1 educated students from 1921 to 1959, and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Dahlonega's bid to become the county seat of Wapello County was defeated by one vote in 1843.[5]

In 1850, Dahlonega had three stores, a tavern, a blacksmith shop, a church, a school, and a sawmill. A town hall, a pottery, and two meat-packing houses followed in 1856.[2]

Dahlonega's population was estimated at 300 in 1887,[6] and was 292 in 1902.[7] However, by 1917, the population had dropped to 131.[8] The population was 475 in 1940.[9]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dahlonega, Iowa
2. "Keeping History Alive at Dahlonega". Ottumwa Courier. January 12, 2000. p. 24. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
3. "GNIS Detail - Dahlonega Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
4. Molly Myers Naumann (April 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dahlonega School No. 1" (PDF). Iowa History. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2015.
5. "Dahlonega School (Near Ottumwa, Iowa)". Iowa Backroads. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
6. Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
7. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
8. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.^[permanent dead link‍]
9. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 297.