Botna, Iowa

Botna
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°51′21″N 95°07′53″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Shelby
Elevation	1,309 ft (399 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51454
Area code	712
GNIS feature ID	454767

Botna is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Iowa, in the United States, located near the West Nishnabotna River.

History

Botna was platted in 1884.^[1] It was originally named Rochdale, after an English town of the same name. The name Botna is a shortened reference to the name of the nearby river.^[2][3]

Botna's population was 37 in 1902,^[4] and 75 in 1925.^[5] The population was 50 in 1940.^[6]

References

1. White, Edward Speer (1915). Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 281.
2. 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 (2 ed.). Chicago. p. 45. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
3. Dilts, Harold E. (1993). From Ackley to Zwingle: The Origins of Iowa Place Names. Iowa State University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0813808376. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
5. 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. 1925. p. 190.
6. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 294.