Gifford, Iowa

Gifford is an unincorporated community in southeastern Hardin County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads south of the city of Eldora, the county seat of Hardin County.[1] Its elevation is 945 feet (288 m).[2]

Gifford, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Gifford is located in Iowa
Gifford
Gifford
Location within the state of Iowa
Gifford is located in the United States
Gifford
Gifford
Gifford (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°17′18″N 93°5′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyHardin
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID456897

History

Gifford was laid out in 1875.[3] It was named for C. T. Gifford, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad there.[4] By 1880, Gifford was at junction of two railroads.[5] Gifford's population was 70 in 1902.[6]

Gifford's post office was established on November 9, 1875, and discontinued on February 28, 1907. Although the post office was reopened on February 17, 1908, it was again discontinued on October 31, 1954, and attached to the Union post office.[7] Although its post office is gone, Gifford has its own ZIP Code, 50259,[8] even though the ZIP Code system was not implemented until nearly nine years after Gifford's post office was attached to Union's.[9]

References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 38-39.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gifford, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-04-30.
  3. History of Hardin County, Iowa. Union Publishing Company. 1883. p. 964.
  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. 77.
  5. Moir, William J. (1911). Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa. Unigraphic. p. 356.
  6. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gifford, Iowa, Geographic Names Information System, 2003-09-16. Accessed 2008-06-11.
  8. "Zip Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  9. The Two "Mr. ZIP Codes", Zip-Codes.com, 2008. Accessed 2008-06-11.



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