Carnforth is an unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
A post office was established as Manatt in 1884, and renamed Carnforth after two months.[2] The Carnforth post office was discontinued in 1907.[3] A railroad official selected the place name Carnforth from a book he was reading at the time.[4] Carnforth's population was 33 in 1902,[5] and 40 in 1925.[6] The population was 31 in 1940.[7]
Municipalities and communities of Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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