Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
| Ballyclough, Iowa | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
  Ballyclough, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′33″N 90°43′5.46″W / 42.42583°N 90.7181833°W / 42.42583; -90.7181833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Dubuque County |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 454340 |
Ballyclough is an unincorporated community in Dubuque County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
History
Ballyclough was founded 8 miles from Dubuque. William Kaufman ran the grocery store in Ballyclough. The name of the community is Irish in origin.
The community's population was 25 in 1890, and was 21 in 1900.
In 1947, the Table Mound Township Hall was located in Ballyclough.
References
- Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1918.
- Cook, Pauline (1945). "Iowa Place Names of Foreign Origin". The Modern Language Journal. 29 (7): 617–628. doi:10.2307/319510. ISSN 0026-7902. JSTOR 319510.
- Board, United States Geographic (1892). Report: 1890. p. 31.
- Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 368.
- Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- "Farmers to Give Reports By Township". Dubuque Telegraph Herald. November 16, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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| Municipalities and communities of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| County seat: Dubuque | ||
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |