Cartersville, Iowa

Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Cartersville in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.^[2]^[3] The community was named after the novel Col. Carter of Cartersville^[4] by Francis Hopkinson Smith.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville, Iowa
↑ "Cerro Gordo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville Post Office (historical)
↑ 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. 52.

Municipalities and communities of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Mason City

Cities	Clear Lake Dougherty Mason City Meservey Nora Springs‡ Plymouth Rock Falls Rockwell Swaledale Thornton Ventura

Townships	Bath Clear Lake Dougherty Falls Geneseo Grant Grimes Lake Lime Creek Lincoln Mason Mount Vernon Owen Pleasant Valley Portland Union

CDPs	Burchinal Portland

Unincorporated communities	Cartersville Hanford Wheelerwood

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 42°59′40″N 93°04′59″W / 42.99444°N 93.08306°W / 42.99444; -93.08306

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