Zaneta, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

42°23′37″N 92°33′08″W / 42.39361°N 92.55222°W / 42.39361; -92.55222Country

United StatesState

IowaCountyGrundy CountyElevation

277 m (909 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID464812

Zaneta is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

It is located on County Road D35 west of Hudson, at 42.391686N, -92.551408W.^[1]

History

Zaneta was founded in the 1800s. It was named after Zanesville, Ohio; the "Zane" portion was retained while "ta" was added "for euphony".^[2] A Methodist church was built at Zaneta in 1902, moved from North Fork.^[3]

Zaneta's population was 16 in 1915,^[4] and just 12 in 1925.^[5]

In 1940, Zaneta's population was 18 residents.^[6]

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 142.
^ Heald, Samuel W. (1902). Minutes of the forty-seventh session of the Upper Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Volumes 47-54.
^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 315.