Moneta, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
43°07′45″N 95°23′26″W / 43.12917°N 95.39056°W / 43.12917; -95.39056CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyO'BrienElevation
1,447 ft (441 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code712GNIS feature ID459169[1]

Moneta is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States.

History

Moneta was platted in 1901.[2] The name Moneta is supposed to be a poetic form for the island of Anglesey.[3]

Moneta's population was 87 in 1915.[4] The population was 85 in 1940.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Gaza". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Past and Present of O'Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1. B. F. Bowen. 1914. p. 419.
  3. ^ 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. 104.
  4. ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
  5. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 306.
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