BABCOCK. Listed in the 1886-1894 U. S. Postal Guide as a post office in Linn County, but location not found. Linn
BACH GROVE. A post office (1858-81) in the southern part of Troy Township near the Boone River. Wright
BADEN. A town laid out in 1856 in the southeast corner of section 36, German Township. Post office 1862-72. Keokuk
BADGER HILL. A village established in about 1870 in the southern part of section 5, Spring Creek Township, about one mile northwest of the present town of Gladbrook. Post office, 1867-80. Tama
BADGER LAKE. A hamlet on the west side of the lake of the same name, Lossing being the name of the post office. Monona
BAILEY The Village of Bailey was in Wayne Township and platted November 20, 1886 Post office established March 10, 1887 and discontinued January of 1940. Incorporated as a town in 1901. Mitchell
BAILEY’S FORD. In central part of Milo Township. Post office, 1855-59. Deleware
BAILEY'S GROVE. A post office in section 6, Twin Lakes Township, in 1879 and later known as Bailey until 1885 Hancock
BAKER. In the east part of Black Hawk Township. Post office, 1861-1901. Jefferson
BALAKA. Listed in the Iowa State Gazateer of 1865 as a post office in Clarke County, but not found on maps of that period. Clarke
BALLARD POST OFFICE. In southeast part of Oakfield Township, all shown on Parker's map, l856. Audubon
BALLUFF. A Post Office (1884-90) at a point which is now in the Northern limits of the City of Davenport. Scott
BALLY GLAUGH GROVE. Pioneer name of the present hamlet of Bally Claugh in section 15, Table Mound Township. The post office was established in 1843. Dubuque
BALTIMORE. A small hamlet and a post office in section 18, Baltimore Township, on the north side of Skunk River, as shown on maps of 1857. Henry
BANGALL. Listed in the U. S. Postal Guide of 1889 as a post office in Henry County, but not found on maps of that period. (See ‘Stories of Towns Past) Henry
BANNER VALLEY. A post office from 1856 to 1866 near where the present town of Ely is located. Linn
BANNER. A post office (1874-75) near the center of section 7, Virginia Township. Warren
BARCLAY. In Northern part of section 13, Barclay Townsip. Laid out in 1854 and became prosperous, but dwindled when the Illinois Central built three miles
to the south. Post office, 1855-89 Black Hawk
BARKERSVILLE. The original name of the present village of Attica. Barkersville was the name of the post office from 1849 to 1853. Marion
BARRWOOD. The name of a post office (1881-83) at the same location as was the Walnut Grove post office. Scott
BARRYVILLE. In southeastern part of Prairie Township. Post office, 1857-97. Deleware
BARTLETVILLE. In section 19, Franklin Township. Post office, 1853-59 Clarke
BATH. Near the center of Bath Township. Post office, 1867-69. Cerro Gordo
BAUM. In section 33, Sheridan Township. Post office, 1897. Cherokee
BAXTER. A coal mining town in the south central part of section 4, Washington Township, during the 1880's. Keokuk
BAXTER. The post office of Baxter was in existence from as early as 1873 and was located about one mile southwest of the present town of Baxter. On the establishment of the latter in 1883 the post office was relocated to the new town. Jasper
BAY. In southern part of Delhi Township. Post office, 1862-63. Deleware
BEAR CREEK. A post office (1849-65) near the east edge of Bear Creek Township on the south side of Bear Creek, about one mile northeast of the present
town of Brooklyn. Poweshiek
BEAR CREEK. A station on the C., M. & St. P. Railway about four miles west of Ottumwa. It had a post office by the same name from 1909 to 1914. Wapello
BEAR GROVE. A hamlet in the northeastern part of section 24, Bear Grove Township. Post office 1854-1910 Guthrie
BEAVER CITY. A post office, 1859-61, first located on section 4, Dayton Township, three miles west of the northwest corner of the present city of
New Hampton. Chickasaw
BEAVER GROVE. In the southwestern part of Beaver Township. Post office, 1855-57. Butler
BEEBEETOWN. A hamlet in section 26, LaGrange Township. Post office, 1879-1903. Harrison
BEELAR’S GROVE. Near where the present town of Marble Rock now stands. Post office, 1857-59. Floyd
BEERY. In the northwestern part of Baltimore Township. Post office, 1897-1900. Henry
BEETRACT. Near center of section 32, Washington Township. Post office, 1859-85. Appanoose
BELFAST. In the southwestern part of Trenton Township, south of the Skunk River, as shown on maps of 1857. Henry
BELGROVE. In the northeastern part of Bennezette Township. Post office, 1869. Butler
BELINDA. A hamlet and post office in the western part of Pleasant Township from 1858 to 1908. A few scattered residences still remain. Lucas
BELL AIR. In the northwestern part of section 35, Sharon Township. Post office, l857-77. Johnson
BELL FOUNTAIN. A village in the southern part of section 19, Scott Township, on the southwest side of the Des Moines River, not far east of the present town
of Tracey, Marion County. Post office, 1848-76. Mahaska
BELL OR BELLTOWN. A former station and hamlet on the C. M. & St. P. Ry. in section 34, Paradise Township. Crawford
BELLAIR. In the northern part of the southwest section of Bellair Township, section 18, Township 68 north, range 18 west. It was platted in 1854 The building of the railroad town of Numa ahout a mile to the south in 1871 transferred the business to that place. Appanoose
BELLE POINT. In the north central part of Douglas Township. Post office, I850-57. Boone
BELLEMONT. The name of the post office from 1870 to 1871 at what later was called Schonberg (see here). Warren
BELLEVILLE. A former railroad station in the northern part of Polk Township, about two miles west of Packard. Post office, 1883-96 Jefferson
BELLEVILLE. A post office in the southeastern part of Webster County in 1859 to 1861 at the forks of the Boone and Des Moines rivers. Webster
BELL'S LAKE. The pioneer name of the present village of Middleburg. Sioux
BELL'S RIDGE. A post office from 1851 to 1854 in the northwestern part of section 1, South Township. Madison
BELMONT CENTER. (See Schonberg). Warren
BELVIDERE. A village jn section 14, Belvidere Township. Laid out in 1857 and active for a few years. It contested unsuccessfully for the county seat in 1861.
Post office 1857-87. Monona
BEN LOMOND. A post office (1876-78) in the central part of Garfield Township. Pocohantas
BENAN. In the southeast corner of section 3, Glidden Township. Post office, 1893-1900 Carroll
BENBOW. A station on the old Chicago, Fort Madison & Des Moines (now the C., B. & Q.) Railroad in section 7, Washington Township. Lee
BENNETTVILLE. In section 9, Washington Township. Post office, 1893-97. Dubuque
BENNINGTON. Platted as a town in 1848 on the north side of the Des Moines River about one and one-half miles west of the present railroad station of Percy. Marion
BENSON GROVE STATION. (See Lelandsburgh) Winnebago
BENSON GROVE. A vilIage and post office (1866-84) about one mile to the east of the present railroad station of Leland. Winnebago
BENTON CENTER. Near the southeast corner of Big Grove Township. Post office, 1869 Benten
BENTON CITY. IN the southwestern part of section 20, Benton Township, just south of the Cedar River. The plat was filed in 1856. The B.C.R.& N.,
built in 1869 missed it, after which it declined. Post office, 1854-59. Benten
BENTON. A post office from 1863 to 1881 on the north line of the west section 25, Anderson Township. Mills
BENTON. Former name of the present town of Garrison. Benten
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