Angus, Iowa

Angus, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Angus, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°53′00″N 94°09′27″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Boone
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	515
GNIS feature ID	454191[1]

Angus is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

Angus was originally named "Coaltown", and under the latter name was established as a coal mining community in the 1870s.^[2] A post office called Coaltown was established in 1879, the name was changed to Angus in 1881, and the post office closed in the 1950s.^[3] The present name "Angus" is after a railroad official.^[4]

The population was 150 in 1940.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Angus, Iowa
2. "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
4. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 336.
5. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.