Cambria is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Wayne County, Iowa, United States.[1] It has never been incorporated, but it has existed since 1849. Although Cambria had the first post office in the county, its post office has since been closed, and its residents now have ruralCorydon addresses.
In 1879, when a branch of the CB&Q Railroad was built one mile west of the existing town, Cambria was replatted and moved to the railroad. It became a thriving small town with a grocery store, hotel, lumberyard, livestock yards and a bank, as well as many other businesses of that era. The Cambria Cemetery is located near the original town site. The Cambria Savings Bank was incorporated on July 1, 1901 and served the surrounding area until July 26, 1926. Railroad service was discontinued in the mid-1970s and the tracks were torn out shortly thereafter.
Cambria had as many as 300 residents at its peak. Kirby Park is one of the focal points in the community. Its area is part of the Wayne Community [1] school district.
cambria, iowa, cambria, unincorporated, community, washington, township, wayne, county, iowa, united, states, never, been, incorporated, existed, since, 1849, although, cambria, first, post, office, county, post, office, since, been, closed, residents, have, r. Cambria is an unincorporated community in Washington Township Wayne County Iowa United States 1 It has never been incorporated but it has existed since 1849 Although Cambria had the first post office in the county its post office has since been closed and its residents now have rural Corydon addresses Cambria IowaUnincorporated communityCambria IowaCoordinates 40 50 16 N 93 24 09 W 40 83778 N 93 40250 W 40 83778 93 40250CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyWayneElevation1 093 ft 333 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code641GNIS feature ID455097 1 In 1879 when a branch of the CB amp Q Railroad was built one mile west of the existing town Cambria was replatted and moved to the railroad It became a thriving small town with a grocery store hotel lumberyard livestock yards and a bank as well as many other businesses of that era The Cambria Cemetery is located near the original town site The Cambria Savings Bank was incorporated on July 1 1901 and served the surrounding area until July 26 1926 Railroad service was discontinued in the mid 1970s and the tracks were torn out shortly thereafter Cambria had as many as 300 residents at its peak Kirby Park is one of the focal points in the community Its area is part of the Wayne Community 1 school district References edit a b Cambria Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior External links editWayne County website source for this page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cambria Iowa amp oldid 1166689367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
