Littleton, Iowa

Littleton, Iowa
— Unincorporated community —
Location of Littleton, Iowa
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Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Buchanan
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
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Littleton is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, northwest of Independence. Littleton lies in section 9 of Perry Township. The town had 250 persons in 1960, the latest year for which a census is available.

History

Littleton was platted in 1855 by Moses Little and Chatham was platted by Dr. Robert W. Wright. Chatham was in section 10 of Perry Township with Littleton just on the other side in section 9. The post office changed names from Chatham to Littleton in the 1880s. This area is generally referred to today as Littleton. Though Littleton had a booming beginning, the community never incorporated, remaining forever a small town on a side road between Independence and Jesup.

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Littleton and Chatham, Iowa

Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Iowa, USA

County seat: Independence

Cities	Aurora Brandon Fairbank‡ Hazleton Independence Jesup‡ Lamont Quasqueton Rowley Stanley‡ Winthrop

Townships	Buffalo Byron Cono Fairbank Fremont Hazleton Homer Jefferson Liberty Madison Middlefield Newton Perry Sumner Washington Westburg

Unincorporated communities	Bryantsburg Doris Littleton Monti Otterville Shady Grove

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Littleton, Iowa

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