Do you know of Uncle Sam ???

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

Our sources for Uncle Sam (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 Uncle Sam other than they indicate that Uncle Sam would be found somewhere in Dallas County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1855 and closed  in 1855.

Communities Also Named Uncle Sam ...

We found one communities that share the name Uncle Sam.

Within Iowa, the name Uncle Sam is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Saint James Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Uncle Sam [Saint James Parish].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Uncle Sam ...

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

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  Dallas 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 Dallas County.