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Avery, Iowa

Field	Value
official_name	Avery, Iowa
settlement_type	unincorporated community
image_skyline	AveryIowaPyramids.jpg
image_caption	Pyramids in Hickory Grove Cemetery, near Avery
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	Location of Avery, Iowa
pushpin_map	Iowa#USA
pushpin_label	Avery
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	USA
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Iowa
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Monroe County
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	906
coordinates
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	454289

Avery is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

The community is located at the intersection of County RoadH27 and 700thAvenue, northeast of Albia, at 41.063413N, -92.716236W.

History

Avery was founded in 1868 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was constructed through the area. It was originally named Coffman, after the owner of the townsite. The name was later changed to Avery, after nearby AveryCreek.

Avery's population was 300 in 1940.

References

{{GNIS. 454289
(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Hickenlooper, Frank. (1896). "An Illustrated History of Monroe County, Iowa". F. Hickenlopper.
Savage, Tom. (2007). "A Dictionary of Iowa Place‑Names". University of Iowa Press.
(1940). "The Attorneys List". United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department.

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