Halfa, Iowa

Halfa is an unincorporated community in Emmet County, Iowa, USA.^[1]

History

Halfa was platted in 1899.^[2] It was named after Wadi Halfa, in the Sudan.^[3] A post office was established in Halfa in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halfa, Iowa
↑ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 135.
↑ 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. 81.
↑ "Emmet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halfa Post Office (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Emmet County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Estherville

Cities	Armstrong Dolliver Estherville Gruver Ringsted Wallingford

Townships	Armstrong Grove Center Denmark Ellsworth Emmet Estherville High Lake Iowa Lake Jack Creek Lincoln Swan Lake Twelve Mile Lake

Unincorporated communities	Gridley Halfa Huntington Maple Hill Raleigh

Coordinates: 43°21′07″N 94°32′31″W / 43.35194°N 94.54194°W / 43.35194; -94.54194