Centerville,_Boone_County,_Iowa

Centerville, Boone County, Iowa

Centerville, Boone County, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

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History

Centerville was platted in 1855, but the town's growth soon failed to meet the expectations of its founders.[2] The town's mill was destroyed in 1858, and the Centerville dwindled in importance.[3] By 1914, Centerville contained but a "half dozen houses".[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centerville, Boone County, Iowa
  2. [2]
    The History of Boone County, Iowa. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 529.
  3. [3]
    "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 202.
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