Folletts, Iowa

Folletts, Iowa
—  unincorporated community  —
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Clinton County
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Folletts is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersections of 292nd Street and County Highway Z36 on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon River. It is one mile west of Shaffton and three miles east of McCausland, at 41.750099N, -90.354990W.[1]

History

A ferry service was established by William Follett on the Wapsipinicon River in 1837. In 1884, the Folletts post office was established; it was discontinued in 1933.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  2. ^ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 88. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1587295318.