Nansen was an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. It was at the junction of 170th Street and Pembroke Avenue.[1]
Nansen, Iowa | |
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  Nansen, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′43″N 92°14′16″W / 43.11194°N 92.23778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Chickasaw County |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
History edit
Nansen was established in Section 10 of Jacksonville Township,[2][note 1] a few miles northeast of the county seat of New Hampton.
Nansen's post office operated from 1897 to 1904.[3] The community's population was 22 in 1902.[4]
Nansen was noted in a 1932 article about Chickasaw County's lost villages.[5]
Notes edit
- ^ The name was misspelled as Mansen in the 1930 Annals of Iowa publication; this was noted and corrected in the 1931 edition.
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nansen, Iowa
- ^ Mott, David C. (1930). "Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa". p. 459. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ GNIS Detail - Nansen Post Office (historical).
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ "Chickasaw County's Abandoned Villages". Nashua Reporter. January 27, 1932. p. 1.