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Ulmer, Iowa

Ulmer, Iowa
Ulmer, Iowa is located in Iowa
Ulmer, Iowa
Ulmer, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°16′04″N 94°57′00″W / 42.26778°N 94.95000°W / 42.26778; -94.95000
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountySac
Elevation
1,276 ft (389 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID462414[1]

Ulmer is an unincorporated community in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Geography

The community is located near the junction of U.S. Route 71 and County Road D-59.[1]

History

Ulmer was platted on November 21, 1900 by Carrie and W.T. Martin. The community was established on the Illinois Central Railroad.[2]

A post office was established at Ulmer in 1901,[3] alongside the Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad. The Farmers State Savings Bank of Ulmer was founded in 1911. Circa 1914, Ulmer was also the site of a dry goods and grocery store, a hardware and grocery store, a blacksmithing shop, a grain elevator, a lumber company, a stock dealer, an implement store, and a pool hall. The only church was the Presbyterian church.[2]

In 1914, historian William H. Hart stated that Ulmer had made "a fine growth in its few years of existence." Ulmer's population was 127 in 1925,[4] and was 53 in 1940.[5]

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