Dalby is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1] The community was settled by Scandinavians and was first settled in the mid-1800s.
Dalby, Iowa | |
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  Dalby, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′51″N 91°16′26″W / 43.26417°N 91.27389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Allamakee |
| Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 563 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464511 |
Geography
editDalby is located at the junction of county highway A52 and X32, in Center Township.[2] It is around 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Lansing.[3]
History
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Dalby was founded in Center Township. A post office was opened in Dalby in 1869, and it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1885.[4][5] The community was named after Dalby in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway.[6]
The Dalby School, also called Center Township School #7, was built in 1851 and still existed in 1932.[7]
The Norwegian Lutheran Church and an associated cemetery were located in Dalby.[8] This church, now known as the Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church, still operates.[9]
Other Dalby businesses and organizations, circa the 1880s, included the Scandinavian Mutual Protective Association.[10]
The community still appears on official Iowa Department of Transportation maps.[11]
See also
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References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dalby, Iowa
- ^ Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: Garmin, Ltd. 2021. pp. 22–23.
- ^ Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World. J.B. Lippincott & Company. 1880. p. 582. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Allamakee County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Howe, Samuel Storrs; Parvin, Theodore Sutton; Lloyd, Frederick; Huff, Sanford W.; Aldrich, Charles; Harlan, Edgar Rubey (1929). Annals of Iowa. Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives. p. 438. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Norway in America - Iowa". slettebo.no. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb - School Records". iagenweb.org. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Center Township, Dalby, Atlas: Allamakee County 1886 Version 2, Iowa Historical Map. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "Local Resources". iagenweb.org. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ Iowa Insurance Report for the Year 1882. Des Moines, IA: F.M. Mills. 1882. p. 39. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "Allamakee County, Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2024.