Carnarvon, Iowa

Carnarvon is an unincorporated community in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History

A post office was established at Carnarvon in 1888.[2][3] The community was named after Caernarfon, in Wales, the former hometown of a first settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Sac County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carnarvon, Iowa
  4. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 51.

Coordinates: 42°15′13″N 95°01′18″W / 42.25361°N 95.02167°W