Extracted from the 1882-1883 R.L. Polk "Iowa State
Gazeteer and Business Directory"
Extracted from the 1882-1883 R.L. Polk "Iowa State
Gazeteer and Business Directory"
HOPEVILLE. Situated on a fork of Grand river, which furnished power, in the southwest corner of Clarke county. 15 miles southwest of Osceola (c h), the nearest bank location, and 8 miles south of Murray, the shipping point, on the C.B. & Q. R.R. Contains 2 churches and free school. Ships stock and grain. Stages to Murray and Decatur. populatin, 300. Mail, daily, D. Newton, postmaster.
The information given is: surname, first name(s), and occupation or business
| Adkins, W.H. general store | Howard, E.E., wagonmaker | Smith, Jonas, live stock |
| Ball & Kane, wagonmakers | Lent, James, hotel propr and constable | Swan, C.E., blacksmith |
| Bradley, Wm., baker | Lucas, D.C., harnessmaker | Swan, H. , harnessmaker |
| Burham, John, tinsmith | Morris, Rev. D.C. (Christian) | Swan, Mrs. Mary, milliner |
| Burham, J.Q. , justice of peace | Newton, D., General Store | Wall, T.M., physician |
| Coltrane Bros, druggists | Newton, J.J. & Co., general store | Waller & Scott ,general store |
| Coltrane, J.A., physician | Parrish, W.O. physician | |
| Coltrane, B.J. , general store | Shinn, Rev. (Methodist) | |
| Davis, J.W.B. , blacksmith | Smith, E.J. , blacksmith | |
| Gregg, Wesley, justice of peace | Smith, J.H. , live stock |