Buchanan, Iowa

Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States.

It was named for Alexander Buchanan, a farmer who owned land near the original town site.[1] Alexander Buchanan was born in Cedar County in 1841.[2]

References

  1. Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. p. 150.
  2. The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 715.

Coordinates: 41°45′54″N 91°14′49″W / 41.76500°N 91.24694°W / 41.76500; -91.24694

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