Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Folletts is an unincorporated community in Clinton County , Iowa , United States. It is located at the intersections of 292nd Street and County Highway Z36 on the north bank of the Wapsipinicon River . It is one mile west of Shaffton and three miles east of McCausland , at 41.750099N, -90.354990W.[ 1]
History
A ferry service was established by William Follett on the Wapsipinicon River in 1837. In 1884, the Folletts post office was established; it was discontinued in 1933.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Until the Great Depression , Folletts was an important trade stop on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad .[ 5]
The population was 59 in 1940.[ 6]
References
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .^ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names , p. 88. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8 .
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition ^ 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 ^ Klinkenberg, Dean (October 1, 2009). Travel Guide-Lansing Iowa to Leclaire: Along the Mississippi River in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin: Lansing Iowa to Leclaire ISBN 9780971690448 . Retrieved May 4, 2013 . ^ The Attorneys List
