Angus is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
Angus was originally named "Coaltown", and under the latter name was established as a coal mining community in the 1870s.[2] A post office called Coaltown was established in 1879, the name was changed to Angus in 1881, and the post office closed in the 1950s.[3] The present name "Angus" is after a railroad official.[4]
The population was 150 in 1940.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Angus, Iowa
- ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 336.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.
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