Town Histories of Woodbury County, Iowa



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Annette ( nle - see Oto )
Anthon
Bluffs( nle )

a general location of the bluffs in Sioux City
Bronson
Browns Settlement ( nle )

was in the northeastern part of Lake Port township and existed from the 1850's to the 1860's
*Brughier Bridge
Burr Oak Grove ( nle )

once was located in section 21 of Union township, near the Little Sioux River from 1868 - 1881
Climbing Hill
Correctionville
Crawford ( nle )
Cushing

also known as Penrose prior to the plotting of this far northeastern town
Danbury
also location of Listonville
Discord ( nle )

a post office between the town of Anthon & Correctionville, exsisted from 1870 - 1884 , this was about 7 to 8 miles north of Anthon
Dodds ( nle )

a post office that was located near what is now Lawton, in Banner township between the years 1877 - 1886
Flanders ( nle )

a small town that only lasted a year or so between the town
of Luton and Glen Ellen in the early 1900's
Floyds Bluff ( nle - 1855)

Location was in the SE qrtr. sect. 1 twp. #81 N, range 48, 5th meridain. The north end of the curved valley between the town bluffs, platted by Mr. Thompson
Friendlings Tavern ( nle )
existed if not earlier then 1868 was a stage coach station in section 30 of Sloan Township, the town of Sloan grew up from here
Gale ( nle )

a post office between the towns of Oto and Correctionvile,about 1 mile north of what is now Anthon
German City ( nle )
Glen Ellen
Good Hope Settlement ( nle )
Grange ( nle )

only evidence I could find was that of the Grange Hotel located in section 3 of Grange twp. on the 1875 county map, The post office only survived for two years, 1877 - 1878.
Grove ( nle )

existed only in 1878 and would of been found in Willow township
Hamlin ( nle )

was a post office / town in Sloan township between the years 1867 - 1869
Hoskins ( nle )

a small village that was around in 1875 - 1886, that was about 2 to 4 miles east of Sioux City proper along the what is now the old 20 highway
Holly Springs
Hornick
Lakeport ( nle )

this was a post office from 1857 - 1858 and again from 1889 to 1892 in section 21 of Lakeport township
Lawton ( also Truxton )
Leeds ( annexed with Sioux City )
Lozier ( nle )

A post office of rutland twp., 1880 - 1882, located 1 and a 4th mile west of Pierson
Lucky Valley ( nle )
Luton
Midway ( nle )
Morningside

a residential section supplemented by small urban farms. near Sioux City around the early 1850's , it later annexed with Sioux City
Morris ( nle )

was a post office during the years of 1857 - 1863 in the eastern central part of Liston township
Moville
New Buffalo ( nle )

this a twon in what is now Salix
Odd ( nle )

This was a temporary post office of what is now Holly Springs, it was is about 2 miles west of town
Oto / Otto
Peiro ( nle )
Pierson
Rock Branch / Rockbranch ( nle )
Salix
Sargeant's Bluff ( also was Woodbury )
*Shell Rock
Sioux City - proper
Sloan
Smithland

also called The White Settlement and Smith Town
Synder Grove ( nle )

this was near the northwest corner of Willow township and made it's history from 1871 - 1872
*Thompsontown ( nle )
Wolfdale ( nle )

A post office between the towns of Moville and Correctionville along the old Fort Dodge stage trail in the 1880s

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