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

Carnarvon, Iowa
Carnarvon, Iowa is located in Iowa
Carnarvon, Iowa
Carnarvon, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°15′13″N 95°01′18″W / 42.25361°N 95.02167°W / 42.25361; -95.02167
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountySac
Elevation
1,260 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID455175[1]

History

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A post office was established at Carnarvon in 1888.[2][3] The community was named after Caernarfon, in Wales, the former hometown of a first settler.[4]

The population was 111 in 1940.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
  2. ^ "Sac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
  4. ^ 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. 51.
  5. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 295.