PRESENT DAY TOWNS
Charles City - St. Charles Township
Colwell - Niles Township
Floyd - Floyd Township
Marble Rock - Union Township
Nora Springs - Rock Grove Township
Rockford - Rockford Township
Rudd - Rudd Township
TOWNS OF THE PAST
Aureola, Union Township, Section 8, across the road and just northwest
of Marble Rock
Beelar's Grove, Union Township, now the town of Marble Rock
Carney
Carrville, Riverton Township, Section 35, post office, store,
and station, 1 mile south and 1 mile west of northeast corner of
Riverton township
Charlestown, present town of Charles City
Danville
Devonia, Floyd Township
Doubleday, station located on railroad, Section 3, St.
Charles Township
Ernie, post office, Section 33, Floyd Township
Flood Creek - According to a map dated 1895, the town
of Rudd (Rudd Township) was formerly known as Flood Creek. There is
also an area still called Flood Creek where a German M.E.
Church and Flood Creek cemetery were located in Section 16, Ulster
Township.
Floyd Center
Floyd Crossing, Section 15?, Floyd Township, at railroad
crossing
Freeman, location of first post office in Floyd County, now
part of Charles City
Gilmantown, Floyd Township
Hackberry
Howardville, Cedar Township, west
Lithograph City, same as Devonia, located about 4 miles south of
Osage, Iowa, nothing remains
Niles, post office and store, located about 1-1/2
miles south and 2 miles west of the present town of Colwell
Niles Corner, same as Niles
Nilesville, same as Niles
Nora
Junction, rock Grove Township, N.W. corner Section 18, at
crossing of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids and Northern railroads (west side of Nora Springs). Once
boasted a stock yard, hotel, and dining facilities. A brick yard was
located nearby.
Oakwood
Powersville, Sections 24, 25, Pleasant Grove Township
Ripley
Riverton
Rock
Grove City, Rock Grove Township., Intersection of sections
16, 17, 20, 2l. Once an up and coming town, it failed when the railroad
chose to go through Nora Springs.
Roseville
Saint Charles, pPresent town of Charles City
Sargent
Scott, post office established in 1877, located in the
center of Scott Township
Siding A
Ulster, post office and store, Section 25, Ulster Township,
3/4 mile west and 1/2 mile south of northeast corner of Township
Watertown - This town was located in northern Floyd Township. In
1857 a 3-ile section of Floyd was given to Mitchell County, putting
Watertown 1/8 mile north of the county line.
West
Charles City
Woodbridge
If you can provide any
assistance in locating some of these towns, please contact the County
Coordinator.
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