Long Point, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Long Point, Iowa is located in Iowa
Long Point, Iowa
Long Point, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°56′43″N 92°29′02″W / 41.94528°N 92.48389°W / 41.94528; -92.48389
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyTama
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code641
GNIS feature ID464627[1]

Long Point is an unincorporated community in Tama County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History

A post office was established at Long Point in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920.[2][3] The community was named from a long point on the nearby Iowa River.[4] Long Point's population was 33 in 1902.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Point, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Tama County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Point Post Office (historical)
  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. 95.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.


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