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Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Cartersville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Cartersville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°59′40″N 93°04′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyCerro Gordo
Elevation
1,178 ft (359 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID455193[1]

History


A post office was established at Cartersville in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[2][3] The community was named after the novel Col. Carter of Cartersville[4] by Francis Hopkinson Smith.


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville, Iowa
  2. "Cerro Gordo County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cartersville Post Office (historical)
  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. 52.


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