Zenorsville (or Zenorville) is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
Zenorsville, Iowa | |
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  Zenorsville, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°06′26″N 93°43′05″W / 42.10722°N 93.71806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 515 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464813[1] |
Geography
editZenorsville is located at 42°06′26″N 93°43′05″W / 42.10722°N 93.71806°W,[1] in the northeastern part of Jackson Township.
History
editZenorsville was founded in Section 12[2] of Jackson Township after the discovery of coal deposits in the mid-1870s. At its peak, Zenorsville had around 400 residents. The community had a store, school, blacksmith shop, other businesses, and a church.[3]
Several mines in Zenorsville operated. The coal was considered the best in the state, according to a 1909 state geological survey. However, coal mining in Zenorsville was discontinued sometime prior to 1909.[4] An 1886 mining report blamed the decline in coal mining in Zenorsville on a new rail line north from Ames.[5]
The post office at Zenorsville was established in 1876 and was discontinued in 1900.[6]
A 1914 history of Boone County states that when the mines declined, the shanties in Zenorsville were sold and removed, as residents moved elsewhere.[3]
Zenorsville's population was estimated at 300 in 1887,[7] and was 367 in 1902.[8]
See also
edit- Jordan, Iowa, another community in Jackson Township
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zenorsville, Iowa
- ^ Republican Atlas of Boone County, Iowa. 1902.
- ^ a b Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 222.
- ^ Iowa Geological Survey. Published for the Iowa Geological Survey. 1909. pp. 76, 579.
- ^ Iowa (1886). Legislative Documents. p. 5.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Zenorsville Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
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