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Cartersville, Iowa

Cartersville, Iowa
Cartersville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Cartersville, Iowa
Cartersville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°59′40″N 93°04′59″W / 42.99444°N 93.08306°W / 42.99444; -93.08306
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyCerro Gordo
Elevation
1,178 ft (359 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code641
GNIS feature ID455193[1]

Cartersville is an unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

History

A post office was established at Cartersville in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[2][3] The community was named after the novel Col. Carter of Cartersville[4] by Francis Hopkinson Smith.

The population was 50 in 1940.[5]

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