Ambrose was an unincorporated community in Iowa County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Ambrose, Iowa | |
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  Ambrose, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′53″N 92°14′1″W / 41.53139°N 92.23361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Iowa County |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 464229[1] |
Geography
editAmbrose was located at 41°31′53″N 92°14′1″W / 41.53139°N 92.23361°W,[1] just west of Armah, Iowa. The two hamlets shared a cemetery: the Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery.
History
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The area was served by a post office called Musquaka,[2] which operated from 1874 to 1895.[3][4] The Musquaka post office was changed to Ambrose in 1895.[5]
Ambrose's population was 96 in 1900.[6] Ambrose's post office was discontinued in 1902;[4] after that, mail was routed through the nearby town of Keswick.[7] In the early 20th century, the towns of Keswick, Armah, and Ambrose shared a telephone company. This was known as the Keswick, Ambrose, and Armah Mutual Telephone Company.[8][9]
The population of Ambrose was 35 in 1920.[10]
By 1940, Ambrose's population had dropped to 7.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Dinwiddie, James C. (1915). History of Iowa County, Iowa, and Its People. S.J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 212.
- ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ Johann Michael and Margaret Dörsch: Their Descendants and Relatives. 1972. p. 57.
The name of this post office was later changed to Ambrose, discontinued when rural free delivery was available from Keswick post office
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1905. p. 163.
- ^ "Assessments of ailroad, Telephone, Telegraph, Express and Pipeline Companies". Williamsburg Journal Tribune. March 29, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors". Williamsburg Journal Tribune. September 18, 1902. p. 3.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. pp. 188–190.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.