Volney, Iowa

Volney is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.^[1]

Volney, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Volney, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°07′50″N 91°22′25″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Allamakee
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	563
GNIS feature ID	462592[1]

History

Volney in Allamakee County, Iowa, in 1903

Volney was platted in 1856.^[2] By the 1870s, Volney contained gristmills, a sawmill, and a cooperage business.^[3] Volney's population was 60 in 1902,^[4] and 99 in 1925.^[5]

Notable people

• Frank M. Byrne, Governor of South Dakota^[6]
• Coe I. Crawford, Governor of South Dakota^[7]

References

1. "Volney, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Alexander, W. E. (1882). History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa. Western Publishing Company. pp. 399.
3. Hancock, Ellery M. (1913). Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 241.
4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
5. 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. 1925. p. 190.
6. Data base
7. Coe I. Crawford