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Do you know of Tamworth ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Tamworth. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Tamworth.

We found mention of Tamworth as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Polk County, Iowa.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Tamworth ...

We found three communities that share the name Tamworth.

Within Iowa, the name Tamworth is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Tamworth [Carroll County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Tamworth.
    • Virginia
      • Cumberland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tamworth [Cumberland County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Tamworth ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Tamworth:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Tamworth - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Polk County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Polk County.

AcmeMidway
 Murrow
Beaverdale 
 Nobleton
Canary LakeNorth Des Moines
Capital Heights 
ChesterfieldOak Park
CirclevilleOakwood
Clover Hills 
Colonial VillagePalmer
CopePlaza Hills
Cottage GrovePolk
  
Flint JunctionRaccoon River
 Ridgedale
Glake 
GrandSaydel
GreenwoodSevastapol
 South Des Moines
Harding 
Highland ParkThree Rivers
 Tibbitt
Indianola HeightsTyner
  
Johnston StationWabash Junction
 Windsor
Lundstrom Heights 
 Youngstown
McCoy 









 

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