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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Carnarvon, Iowa

Carnarvon is an unincorporated community in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

A post office was established at Carnarvon in 1888. The community was named after Caernarfon, in Wales, the former hometown of a first settler.

The population was 111 in 1940.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
  2. ^ "Sac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
  4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 51.
  5. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 295.