Darbyville, Iowa
Darbyville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Darbyville, Iowa
Darbyville, Iowa
Coordinates: 40°48′58″N 92°52′24″W / 40.81611°N 92.87333°W / 40.81611; -92.87333
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAppanoose
Elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code641
GNIS feature ID455793[1]

Darbyville is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.[1]

History

Darbyville was centered on a coal mine that closed in 1901, after it accidentally flooded.[2] A post office was established in Darbyville in 1891, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.[3] The population was 44 in 1940.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darbyville, Iowa
  2. Appanoose County Historical Society (2013). Appanoose County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7385-9899-4.
  3. "Appanoose County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  4. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 297.


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