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| Place Name | Township | Section(s) | P.O. Estab. | Surveyed | Plat Filed | Comments | Map |
| Benton | Fremont | 1873 | 1859 | ||||
| Benton | Jackson | 28 & 29 | Apr 1873 | 22 Jul 1873 | Jonathan and Susan Barkdoll, proprietors. Name change to Garrison 1877. | 1877 | |
| Benton Centre | Big Grove | 36 | 1869 | ||||
| Benton City | Benton | 20 | 15 Dec 1854 | 16 Jun 1856 | Surveyed by Joseph Owen. John Royal, Catherine Royal, John Graham and Lucinda Graham, proprietors. Wm. C. Stanberry, first postmaster. | 1856 | |
| Benton Station | Jackson | name change to Garrison 1877 | 1875 | ||||
| Berkeley | Florence | abt 1863 | 1862 1864 |
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| Beulah P.O. | Canton | 05 Nov 1852 | first known as 'Late Potato Hill' | 1855 | |||
| Brooklyn | Bruce | 03 Apr 1856 | 13 Mar 1857 | On Benton - Black Hawk County line. Town never built. | |||
| Buckeye | Iowa | 28 Jul 1862 | Joseph H. Carry, postmaster. | 1862 1864 |
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| Burke | Harrison | 11 | 31 Oct 1853 | Lewis W. Bryson, first postmaster. | 1850 1856 1890 |
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| Daggett P.O. | Jackson | 01 Dec 1860 | John F. Daggett, postmaster. P.O. discontinued 17 Oct 1862. | 1862 1864 |
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| Eden | Eden | 1 & 12 | 14 Jan 1856 | 19 Jan 1856 | Surveyed by Newell Colby. Jacob and Rebecca Leamer, proprietors. | 1879 | |
| Florence | Florence | 20 | 02 Oct 1866 | 10 Jun 1863 | 21 Jul 1863 | Surveyed by P. P. Smith. Ormond Tuttle and Helen Sophia Tuttle, proprietors. Wm. F. Atkinson, postmaster. Original name of town was Norway, and it reverted back to that name. | 1875 1877 |
| Fremont | Taylor | 1849 | name changed to Vinton in 1853. | ||||
| Geneva | Big Grove | 3 | 20 Mar 1855 | Surveyed by Wesley Whipple. R. N. and Susanna Van Cleaf, proprietors. | 1857 1875 |
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| Gillespie | Bruce | 36 | 1889-93 | 1890 | |||
| Gomersal | Big Grove | 13 Nov 1858 | J. Emrick Flickinger, postmaster. P.O. discontinued 24 May 1864. | 1862 1864 |
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| Grand Gulf | Taylor | 17 | 17 Apr 1854 | Surveyed by H. M. Drury. John and Nancy Alexander, proprietors. Now a part of the city of Vinton. | |||
| Greasers | Canton | 4 | Called Greasers or Greasers Switch. Philip Greaser donated land for a railroad switch in 1869; a town developed reaching a population of 298 in 1895; the whole town burned on November 6, 1902 and was not rebuilt. | ||||
| Guinnville [Gwinnville] | Iowa | 30 | 29 Feb 1856 | 30 Oct 1856 | 08 Nov 1856 | Surveyed by Wesley Whipple. John E. S. and Caroline Guinn, proprietors. John E. S. Gwinn, first postmaster. P.O. changed to Belle Plaine, 6 Aug 1862. Now a part of Belle Plaine. | 1862 |
| Hoosier Point | Polk | 34 | Pioneer hamlet was called "Hoosier Point" from about 1840 until 1847 when name was changed to Marysville. Now a part of Urbana. | ||||
| Irving | Iowa | 6 | 10 Oct 1855 | ||||
| [Late] Potato Hill P.O. | Canton | 4 ? | 20 Oct 1851 | Loyal F. North, first postmaster. Name changed to Buelah, 05 Nov 1852. | |||
| Likens P.O. | Polk | 16 ? | 1877 1890 |
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| Linwood P.O. | Florence | 31 or 32 | 30 Aug 1856 | Anson T. Wilkins, first postmaster. P.O. discontinued 19 May 1863. | 1862 1864 |
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| London P.O. | Fremont | 26 | 17 Jan 1861 | Levi Gassett, first postmaster. Name changed to Robin 09 Apr 1864. | 1864 | ||
| Manatheka | Polk | 26 & 35 | 31 Mar 1857 | 04 Apr 1857 | Surveyed by Wesley Whipple. William & Elizabeth Remington, John & Nancy Ferguson, Theodore & Lucy Stevens, proprietors. Now a part of Urbana. | 1875 1879 |
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| Marysville | Polk | 34 | 21 Sep 1848 | 05 May 1847 | 10 May 1847 | Surveyed by F. J. Rigaud. Joseph Remington, proprietor. John S. Forsyth, first postmaster. Before 1847, was locally known as Hoosier Point; name changed to Urbanna in 1857. | 1855 1875 1862 |
| Northport | Taylor | 21 | July 1846 | Surveyed as Northport by Irwin D. Simison to be the county seat. The plat which was made was never recorded as such. Now a part of Vinton. | |||
| Parker's Grove | Canton | 28 | 1879 | ||||
| Paul P.O. | Homer | 7 | 09 Feb 1870 | John Anson, first postmaster. | 1875 1890 |
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| Pickaway P.O. | Union | 32 | 01 Sep 1857 | Isaac T. Van Metre, first postmaster. P.O. discontinued 27 Feb 1865. | 1862 1864 |
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| Poker Flat | Fremont | 14 | 1881 | Name changed to Atkins. | |||
| Prairie Creek P.O. | Iowa | 1856 1864 |
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| Prairie Grove | Iowa | 1855 | |||||
| Robin P.O. | Fremont | 26 | 09 Apr 1864 | First known as London P.O. | 1862 1875 |
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| Rogerville | Homer | 4 | 1902 1904 |
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| Spencer's Grove | Polk | 2 | 10 Sep 1867 | Abner N. Spencer, first postmaster. | 1879 | ||
| Summers | Fremont | 8 | 08 Feb 1872 | Christian Dobel, first postmaster. P.O. discontinued 22 Oct 1874. | 1877 1890 |
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| Stringtown | Leroy | 2 | ca 1872 | 1875 | |||
| Taylor's Grove | St. Clair | 34 | 31 Jan 1854 | Geo. T. Hendricks, first postmaster. | 1856 | ||
| Terry | Florence | 1884 | Name changed to Walford, 11 Nov 1899. | 1890 | |||
| Unity P.O. | Eden / Eldorado | 19 Jun 1858 | 1862 & 1864 maps shows Unity in Eden Twp. 1860 Fed. census lists Unity P.O. in Eldorado Twp. | ||||
| West Vinton | Taylor | 17 | 25 Mar 1857 | 30 Mar 1857 | Surveyed by Wesley Whipple. Edwin Humphreville, I. C. Rhodabeck, Hannah B. and William Stoughton, proprietors. Now a part of Vinton | ||
| Williams P.O. | Eldorado | 31 | 19 Jun 1858 | John Tanner, first postmaster. P.O. discontinued 23 Mar 1865. | 1862 1864 |
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| Williamsburg | Harrison | 11 | 20 Mar 1857 | 31 Mar 1857 | Surveyed by Wesley Whipple. William L. Jones, Abigail Jones, L. W. Bryson and Mary A. Bryson, proprietors. | ||
| Wilmington | Benton Polk |
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09 Nov 1855 | 1858 | Surveyed by Wesley Whipple. Lewis Berry, Eliza Berry, Conrad Binkhart and Sarah Binkhart, proprietors. | 1872 | |
| Woods P.O. | Monroe | 16 | 30 Jul 1857 | Geo. W. Young, first postmaster. P.O. discontinued 05 Sep 1863. | 1862 1864 |
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