Centerville, Iowa
Centerville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Centerville, Iowa
Centerville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°05′34″N 93°56′08″W / 42.09278°N 93.93556°W / 42.09278; -93.93556
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code515
GNIS feature ID455311[1]

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History

Centerville was platted in 1855, but the town's growth soon failed to meet the expectations of its founders.[2] The town's mill was destroyed in 1858, and the Centerville dwindled in importance.[3] By 1914, Centerville contained but a "half dozen houses".[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Boone County, Iowa
  2. The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 529.
  3. "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 202.
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