Lakonta, Iowa
Lakonta is an unincorporated community in Mahaska County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
History
Lakonta was platted in 1900. The name Lakonta is of Native American origin meaning "blacksmith". A post office was established as Lakonta in 1900, renamed Truax in 1926, and the post office closed in 1934.
Lakonta's population was 21 in 1915.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakonta, Iowa
- ^ 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. 92.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Truax Post Office (historical)
- ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
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