Thorpe, Iowa

Thorpe is an unincorporated community in Honey Creek Township, Delaware County, Iowa, United States.

Thorpe, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Thorpe, Iowa is located in Iowa
Thorpe, Iowa
Thorpe, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°33′58″N 91°26′58″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyDelaware
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code563
GNIS feature ID462229[1]

Geography

The community is at the intersection of county highways C64 and X15, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east of Dundee.[2]

History

In 1886 and 1887, the Chicago Great Western Railway was built through Delaware County. The railroad company built four rail stations: one each in Almoral, Oneida, Dundee, and Thorpe.[3]

In 1911, D.T. Wonleighton built a general store in Thorpe. He later served as the general manager of the Mayen mercantile in Thorpe.[4]

Thorpe's population was 42 in 1902,[5] and 76 in 1925.[6]

Thorpe's population was 35 in 1940.[7]

References
  1. "Thorpe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Highway and Transportation Map: Delaware County, Iowa (PDF) (Map). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. Merry, John F. (1914). History of Delaware County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 173.
  4. Merry, John F. (1914). History of Delaware County, Iowa, and Its People. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 116.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190.
  7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 313.


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