Zenorsville, Iowa

Zenorsville (or Zenorville) is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Zenorsville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Zenorsville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Zenorsville, Iowa
Zenorsville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°06′26″N 93°43′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
Elevation
1,004 ft (306 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code515
GNIS feature ID464813[1]

Geography

Zenorsville is located at 42°06′26″N 93°43′05″W,[1] in the northeastern part of Jackson Township.

History

Zenorsville 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

Jordan, Iowa, another community in Jackson Township

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zenorsville, Iowa
  2. Republican Atlas of Boone County, Iowa. 1902.
  3. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 222.
  4. Iowa Geological Survey. Published for the Iowa Geological Survey. 1909. pp. 76, 579.
  5. Iowa (1886). Legislative Documents. p. 5.
  6. "GNIS Detail - Zenorsville Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  7. 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.
  8. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
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