Saylor, Iowa

Saylor is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

Saylor took its name from Saylor Township.^[2] The post office in Saylor was called Marquisville.^[2] The Marquisville post office operated from 1892 until 1907.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saylor, Iowa
1 2 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. 123.
↑ "Polk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Des Moines

Cities	Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights

Townships	Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster

CDP	Saylorville

Other communities	Avon Berwick Crocker Farrar Herrold Oralabor Saylor

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

Coordinates: 41°39′58″N 93°35′48″W / 41.66611°N 93.59667°W / 41.66611; -93.59667

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