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Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Mackey, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Mackey, Iowa is located in IowaMackey, IowaMackey, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°09′59″N 93°45′25″W / 42.16639°N 93.75694°W / 42.16639; -93.75694
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code515
GNIS feature ID464638

Mackey is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

The community was named after Sebastian Mackey, an early settler. Mackey was not officially platted. A variant name was "Mackey’s Grove". A post office called Mackeys Grove was established in 1870, the name was changed to Mackey in 1883, and the post office closed in 1905. Mackey's population was 25 in 1902, and 51 in 1925.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mackey, Iowa
  2. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 321.
  3. ^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Boone
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