Crocker, Iowa

Crocker, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Crocker, Iowa is located in Iowa
Crocker, Iowa
Crocker, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°46′29″N 93°40′12″W / 41.77472°N 93.67000°W / 41.77472; -93.67000
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPolk
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code515
GNIS feature ID455721[1]

Crocker is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States.[1]

History

Crocker was platted in 1880.[2] The community took its name from Crocker Township, Iowa.[2]

A post office was established at Crocker in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[3][4] Crocker's population was 48 in 1902,[5] and 50 in 1925.[6] The population was 20 in 1940.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crocker, Iowa
  2. ^ a b Company, Chicago and North Western Railway (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 61.
  3. ^ "Polk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crocker Post Office (historical)
  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. 297.