Blessing is an historical community in the southern portion of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.
History
Blessing was named after James J. Blessington.
In 1882 a Roman Catholic church was built in Blessing by Fr. O'Brien, resident priest at Eagle Center. The Church was attached to Eagle Center as a mission until 1892, when Fr. Sheehy arrived as a resident pastor.[2]: 277 The use of the church as a Roman Catholic parish was discontinued, however Blessing Cemetery remains an active cemetery.[3]
Blessing's population was 25 in 1902.[4]
References
- ^ "Blessing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Isaiah Van Metre, ed. (1904). History of Black Hawk County (PDF). Chicago, Illinois: Biographical Publishing Company. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ "Black Hawk Iowa, Blessing Cemetery Listing". IAGenWeb Project. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
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