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O'Brien County was named after William Smith O'Brien.
He was a leader for the Irish Independance in 1848
Established in 1851
Listed below are names and descriptions of Obrien County towns
and villages, many have long ago disappeared,
Some became a part of other towns, that are still in existance
today.
The list below was taken from the Annuls of Iowa Vols. XVII & XVIII.
Used with permission from the State Historical Society of Iowa
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CYRENO. The name first given (1900) to the present village and railroad station of
Plessis.
ELCHO. A post office from 1875 to 1878 at or near the northwest corner of Grant
Township.
ERIE. A post office from 1874 to 1881 in the northern part of section 34, Liberty
Township.
O'BRIEN. A village established in 1860 in the western part of section 36, Waterman
Township. It was the county seat from 1860 to 1872. Post office, 1862-82.
PHILBY. A post office from 1898 to 1904 in section 11, Baker Township.
ROMANO. A place shown on maps of 1887 in section 18, Liberty Township.
SHABBONA. A proposed but soon abandoned railroad station in 1888 in the southwest
quarter of section 21, Caledonia Township. It had a post office of the same name
from 1887 to 1889.
SOUTH O'BRIEN. Platted as a village in 1872 in the northeast quarter of section 33,
Liberty Township. It was soon vacated. Its post office of the same name existed from
1872 to 1874, when it was discontinued in favor of Erie, which see above.
WATERMAN. Listed as a post office in 1860 to 1862 in O'Brien County, and believed
to have been in the southeastern part of Waterman Township.
WOODSTOCK. The name first given (1888) to the present village and railroad station
of Gaza.
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