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Dunbar, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

41°56′26″N 92°46′53″W / 41.94056°N 92.78139°W / 41.94056; -92.78139Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyMarshallElevation

932 ft (284 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

50158

Area code641

Dunbar is an unincorporated community and former railroad depot village in Green Castle Township, Marshall County, Iowa, United States.

History

Dunbar was platted in 1882 in Greencastle Township, halfway between LeGrand and Gilman. Many of the settlers were from Norway, and the church established there was associated with the United Norwegian Lutheran Church.^[1]

The Dunbar Creamery Company, a co-op, was organized in 1901. A grain company and lumber business followed. The Dunbar Savings Bank was organized in 1909. Dunbar also had a post office and general store in that era.^[1]

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad served Dunbar from 1881 until 1980. Dunbar's population was 44 in 1902,^[2] and 55 in 1925.^[3]

Dunbar's population in 1940 was 50.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Battin, William (1912). Past and Present of Marshall County, Iowa, Volume 1. Brookhaven Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781581038972.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 298.