Quincy, Iowa

Quincy is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Iowa, in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office was opened in Quincy in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.^[2]

Quincy once served as the county seat.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Iowa
↑ "Adams County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
↑ Charles Richard Tuttle; Daniel Steele Durrie (1876). An Illustrated History of the State of Iowa: Being a Complete Civil, Political, and Military History of the State, from Its First Exploration Down to 1875. Richard S. Peale. p. 414.

Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Corning

Cities	Carbon Corning Lenox‡ Nodaway Prescott

Townships	Carl Colony Douglas Grant Jasper Lincoln Mercer Nodaway Prescott Quincy Union Washington

Unincorporated communities	Brooks Iveyville Quincy Mercer Nevinville Strand

Ghost town	Queen City

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

Coordinates: 41°02′25″N 94°47′25″W / 41.04028°N 94.79028°W / 41.04028; -94.79028

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