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Do you know of Nanson ???

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

Our sources for Nanson (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 Nanson other than they indicate that Nanson would be found somewhere in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1895.

Communities Also Named Nanson ...

We found one communities that share the name Nanson.

Within Iowa, the name Nanson is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Nanson in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Dakota
      • Rolette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Nanson [Rolette County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Nanson ...

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

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.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Nanson - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

More Orphans in  Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County.

Big GroveLake Manawa
BlairLongfellow
Boomer GroveLosh's Mills
Boomer 
BoyerMadison
 Manawa
Crescent CityMorton
  
DeseretNebraska
Dodge ParkNeoga
DownsvilleNishna
  
EdisonParma
EllisdalePinehurst
 Prairie Flower
Fairmount ParkProspect Park
Franklin 
FrenchReels
 Roberts Park
Hancock JunctionRoosevelt
Harrison 
 Tinley
Indian Creek 
Island ParkWalnut Creek Station
 Waveland
KaneWest Broadway
Keg CreekWheeler
KeownWhipple
 Willow

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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