Do you know of Folger ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Folger. 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 Folger.<1>

Our sources for Folger (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Folger other than they indicate that Folger would be found somewhere in Clarke County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1893 and closed  in 1899.

Communities Also Named Folger ...

We found four communities that share the name Folger.

Within Iowa, the name Folger is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alaska
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Folger.
  • Ohio
    • Lorain County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Folger [Lorain County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Folger.
  • Tennessee
    • McMinn County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Folger [McMinn County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Folger ...

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

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

More Orphans in  Clarke County ...

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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 Clarke County.