Kesley, Iowa
Kesley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Butler County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Allison, the county seat of Butler County. Its elevation is 1,001 feet (305 m). Although Kesley is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50649.
History
A post office has been in operation in Kesley since 1900. The community was named for Kesley Green, a local farmer.
Kesley's population in 1915 was 52. The population was 127 in 1940.
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kesley, Iowa
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ 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. 89.
- ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 303.
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