Cartersville, Iowa
Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
A post office was established at Cartersville in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[2][3] The community was named after the novel Col. Carter of Cartersville[4] by Francis Hopkinson Smith.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville, Iowa
- ↑ "Cerro Gordo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville Post Office (historical)
- ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 52.
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Coordinates: 42°59′40″N 93°04′59″W / 42.99444°N 93.08306°W
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