WASHINGTON
COUNTY, IOWA 
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TOWNS OF THE PAST IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA
| Towns |
Origin and Location |
| Amboy Astoria |
Established September 29, 1851 in the southwest
part of Oregon Township. The Post Office was moved to Ainsworth March 24,
1862 |
| Astoria |
According to the provisions of the act of establishing
Slaughter County, the seat of justice was located in Astoria. The first
court met here May 7, 1838. The town was laid out in Oregon Township and
the Post Office established October 9, 1839 just south of Ainsworth. |
| Bethel |
Located in both Washington and Louisa counties (just
on the east side of Highland township) the post office was established August
21, 1897 and disbanded March 31, 1904. |
| Center Hill |
Listed as a post office in Washington County August
8, 1851 and disbanded February 24, 1852, but th location was not found. |
| Clay |
Established October 11, 1849 and disbanded October
3, 1881. Revived from October 21, ___ and disbanded April 30, 1906. in Clay
township. The Iowa Central Railroad was built through Clay. |
| Crooked Creek |
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| Dairy |
Established March 3, 1853 on the Old Military Road
in Highland township and disbanded January 14, 1875 |
| Davis Creek |
Post Office established July 8, 1850 on theOld Military
Road in Iowa Township and was disbanded July 15, 1867 |
| Dayton |
A town laid out in September 1854 by Lewis Longwell
in Lime Creek township north of the present town of Wellman. The town
went by the name of Dayton until 1878, when it was changed to Daytonville.
Dayton enjoyed the reputation as the main trading point of the area from
about 1860 to 1880 |
| Daytonville. |
The name of the post office from 1875 to 1906 after
being moved from Wassonville June 24, 1875 |
| Dublin |
The name of the post office was Dutch Creek from
June 24, 1845 kept at a country store. The name was changed to Dublin on October
29, 1879. |
| Dutch Creek |
Post office in Dutch Creek township from 1845 to
1879, when the name was changed to Dublin. |
| Ebenezer |
Incorporated in Marion township in the 1850's |
| Eureka |
Platted on April 20, 1857 by Jacob Z. Bowman in
Marion township, five miles south of Washington and one mile west of Washington. |
| Genos |
Platted on April 11, 1858 in Jackson Township |
| Glendora |
Platted on December 9, 1857 in Jackson Township |
| Grace Hill |
A village in Franklin township in 1854. It was founded
by Amos Miksch, who had been sent to find a site for a church and a town. |
| Harrisburg |
Established in 1855 in Highland Twp., a flood wiped
out the town in 1857. The town died because of the financial failure of
the the founder. In the1870's the entire town was sold for taxes. |
| Haskins |
The town of Haskins began in June 1902, the year
the Milwaukee railway was built through the vicinity. Some fifty names had
been submitted to the government and rejected because there was a town named
like that elsewhere. Finally Haskins was suggested by one of the railway officials. |
| Havre |
Established January 31, 1881, disbanded September
30, 1908. Washington Township |
| Hell's Half Acre |
Near the Skunk River and possibly in Marion Township |
| Juan |
Post Office established August 3, 1844 in northwestern
Marion Township about five miles south of Washington. Name changed ot Marcellus
February 25, 1850 |
| Lake |
Post Ofice from February 18, 1850 to August 7, 1865
in northeastern Marion Township. So named because most of the land was under
water. |
| Lexington |
Town laid out in April 1865 n southern part of Cedar
township. Located on a stagecoach road from Wasssonville to Washington. A
post office established from 1868 to 1905. With the arrival of the railroad
depot at West Chester, and later at Wellman, trade was drawn away from Lexington
and the town was abandoned. Lexington was nicknames Spankem. |
| Marcellus |
Post office from 1850 to 1859 in the western part
of Marion Township |
| Middleburg |
Post office established from 1870 to 1882 in the
eastern part of English River township. It was named Middleburg because it
was the mid-point on the stagecoach route |
| Mount Jackson |
Platted October 11, 1856 in Iowa Township |
| New Haven |
Established March 24, 1857, disbanded November 2,
1866 in eastern part of Dutch Creek Township, one mile east of Dutch Creek. |
| Nira |
Established April 8, 1880 approximately five miles
west of Wellman in Lime Creek township |
| Noble |
Nobel was named after Ed Noble who owned the land
and began 1882 in Marion Township |
| Paris (Valley) |
A town in Dutch Creek Township laid out by Eleazor
Kincaid who donated the land while Iowa was still a territory in 1846. It
was named for Paris, France by John Reinhart for his native city. Its post
office was Valley |
| Pilotburg |
In Lime Creek township,, two miles south and three
miles east of the present town of Wellman, established on March 3, 1891. Halfway
between Crooked Creek and the English River. |
| Pottsville |
Name of the post office from 1;839 to 1859 at Astoria,
located in Oregon Township. |
| Rubio |
The only town in the U.S. with the name of Rubio
established May 19, 1904 in Clay Township. Early inhabitants of Rubio was
a tribe of Sac and Fox Indians. |
| Sandy Hook |
Located north of Brighton, named for the crook in
the road on land covered with sand. A post office was never established.
Early site of an Indian village |
| Seventy Six Center |
Near the center of Seventy Six township. Post Office
estableshed April 29, 1870 and disbanded February 14, 1873 |
| Sharpsburg |
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| Sheffield |
In Iowa Township, the town was laid out in August
1845 |
| Shupetown (Shope Town) |
Located in Dutch Creek township |
| Sicklerville |
Located in Clay township |
| St. Vincent |
Platted on January 14, 1853 in Iowa township |
| Tyrone |
Platted in December 20, 1854, Dutch Creek township
under the name of West Liberty. Also known as Pleasant Valley. |
| Valley |
Name of the post office from 1851 to 1905 at the town
of Paris in Dutch Creek Township |
| Verdi |
Established April 22, 1884, first named McCoid, changed
to McJunkin on May 18, 1884 and changed to Verdi on July 16, 1891. In Brighton
Township |
| Vincent |
A station on the C.R. & P. Railway in the southern
part of Franklin Township in 1887. |
| Walhaven |
Platted on May 4, 1847 in Iowa Township |
| Wassonville |
A town platted in March 1848 in Lime Creek township.
It had a good mill and was an important town on the stage routes and the underground
railway. A ferry was maintained at Wassonville. Due to the semi-annual flooding
the town was almost wiped from the face of hte earth. A post office was establsihed
from 1849 to 1875 |
| Wellston |
A depot and station established July 23, 1915, one
mile west of Grace Hill in Dutch Creek Township |
| West Liberty |
Platted in 1854 in Dutch Creek Township |
| White Ash |
Located in Highland township, established July 14,
8173 and disbanded on November 13, 1886 |
| Winchester |
In Brighton Township, platted March 25, 1841 |
| Xenia |
Platted January 15, 1857, Oregon Township |
| Yankee Diggins |
Yankee Diggins was famous for its jubilees |
| Yatton |
Laid out July 1856 in Iowa township about 1 mile
south of present day Riverside. A post office was located there from 1843
to 1875. At one time had a population of 300. |