Nansen, Iowa
Nansen was an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It was at the junction of 170th Street and Pembroke Avenue.
Nansen in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903
History
Nansen was established in Section 10 of Jacksonville Township, a few miles northeast of the county seat of New Hampton.
Nansen's post office operated from 1897 to 1904. The community's population was 22 in 1902.
Nansen was noted in a 1932 article about Chickasaw County's lost villages.
Notes
- ^ The name was misspelled as Mansen in the 1930 Annals of Iowa publication; this was noted and corrected in the 1931 edition.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nansen, Iowa
- ^ Mott, David C. (1930). "Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa". p. 459. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ GNIS Detail - Nansen Post Office (historical).
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ "Chickasaw County's Abandoned Villages". Nashua Reporter. January 27, 1932. p. 1.
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