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

History

Moingona got its start in 1866, when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community derives its name from the Moingona Indians.[3] A post office was established at Moingona in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.[4][5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona, Iowa
  2. ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. ^ 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. 103.
  4. ^ "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona Post Office (historical)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moingona,_Iowa
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