Do you know of Towner ???

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

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

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1883 and closed  in 1885.

Communities Also Named Towner ...

We found four communities that share the name Towner.

Within Iowa, the name Towner is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Kiowa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Towner [Kiowa County].
  • New Mexico
    • Harding County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Towner [Harding County].
  • North Dakota
    • McHenry County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Towner [McHenry County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bradford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Towner [Bradford County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Towner ...

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

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  Polk 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 Polk County.