Moingona, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

42°01′01″N 93°55′57″W / 42.01694°N 93.93250°W / 42.01694; -93.93250CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyBooneElevation

919 ft (280 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code515GNIS feature ID459166^[1]

Moingona is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

Moingona got its start in 1866, when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community derives its name from the Moingona Indians.^[3] A post office was established at Moingona in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.^[4]^[5]

Notable people

Kate Shelley, a local heroine and namesake of the Kate Shelley High Bridge

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona, Iowa
^ "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
^ 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. 103.
^ "Boone County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moingona Post Office (historical)