A post office named Cottage was established in Ellis Township in Section 29 in 1860; this was later moved to Section 32.[2]
In 1870, the Cottage townsite was platted on the corners of Sections 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Ellis Township. Historian William J Moir noted that the community conducted good business for several years following its founding.[3]
Andrew Bronson established a store in Cottage in 1870. W.A. Caraway established a cheese factory and a general store in Cottage in 1881–1882. A.P. Jensen established a blacksmith shop in 1874.[2] Cottage Community Church and a school also operated in the community.
The Cottage Cemetery Association was founded in 1873. Soon thereafter, a cemetery was formed north of the townsite.[3]
Cottage's population was 52 in 1902,[4] but over the years, the community dissolved. The townfolk hoped for a railroad, but the Des Moines and St. Paul Railroad bypassed Cottage in favor of nearby Buckeye. By 1911, the community was mostly abandoned. However, Cottage still maintained its school at that time. The Cottage school had one teacher.[3]
Cottage Cemetery, on county road J Avenue,[5] still marks the site of the community.
Gehrke Wildlife Area, just north of the cemetery on J Avenue, is a 6.5 acres (0.026 km2) wilderness area on the South Fork of the Iowa River. Fishing and hunting are allowed.[6]
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottage, Iowa
^ abHistory of Hardin County, Iowa, Together with Sketches of Its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens: History of Iowa, Embracing Accounts of the Prehistoric Races, and a Brief Review of Its Civil, Political and Military History. Union Publishing Company. 1883. pp. 657–658.
^ abcMoir, William J. (1911). Past and Present of Hardin County, Iowa. Unigraphic. pp. 93, 294–295.
^Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^"Hardin County Cemeteries". Hardin County GIS Department. February 11, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"Gehrke Wildlife Area - Hardin, IA". www.mycountyparks.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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cottage, iowa, cottage, unincorporated, community, hardin, county, state, iowa, former, unincorporated, communitycoordinates, 40444, 31028, 40444, 31028countryunited, statesstateiowacountyhardinelevation1, time, zoneutc, central, summer, gnis, feature, id46624. Cottage was an unincorporated community in Hardin County in the U S state of Iowa 1 Cottage Iowaformer unincorporated communityCottage IowaCoordinates 42 24 16 N 93 18 37 W 42 40444 N 93 31028 W 42 40444 93 31028CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyHardinElevation1 112 ft 339 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID466249 1 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesGeography EditCottage was located at 42 24 16 N 93 18 37 W 42 40444 N 93 31028 W 42 40444 93 31028 1 on what is now J Avenue History Edit Cottage in central Hardin County Iowa in 1902A post office named Cottage was established in Ellis Township in Section 29 in 1860 this was later moved to Section 32 2 In 1870 the Cottage townsite was platted on the corners of Sections 28 29 32 and 33 of Ellis Township Historian William J Moir noted that the community conducted good business for several years following its founding 3 Andrew Bronson established a store in Cottage in 1870 W A Caraway established a cheese factory and a general store in Cottage in 1881 1882 A P Jensen established a blacksmith shop in 1874 2 Cottage Community Church and a school also operated in the community The Cottage Cemetery Association was founded in 1873 Soon thereafter a cemetery was formed north of the townsite 3 Cottage s population was 52 in 1902 4 but over the years the community dissolved The townfolk hoped for a railroad but the Des Moines and St Paul Railroad bypassed Cottage in favor of nearby Buckeye By 1911 the community was mostly abandoned However Cottage still maintained its school at that time The Cottage school had one teacher 3 Cottage Cemetery on county road J Avenue 5 still marks the site of the community Gehrke Wildlife Area just north of the cemetery on J Avenue is a 6 5 acres 0 026 km2 wilderness area on the South Fork of the Iowa River Fishing and hunting are allowed 6 See also EditMacy IowaReferences Edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Cottage Iowa a b History of Hardin County Iowa Together with Sketches of Its Towns Villages and Townships Educational Civil Military and Political History Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens History of Iowa Embracing Accounts of the Prehistoric Races and a Brief Review of Its Civil Political and Military History Union Publishing Company 1883 pp 657 658 a b c Moir William J 1911 Past and Present of Hardin County Iowa Unigraphic pp 93 294 295 Cram s Modern Atlas The New Unrivaled New Census Edition J R Gray amp Company 1902 pp 203 207 Hardin County Cemeteries Hardin County GIS Department February 11 2013 Retrieved December 2 2022 Gehrke Wildlife Area Hardin IA www mycountyparks com Retrieved December 2 2022 This article about the geography of Hardin County Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cottage Iowa amp oldid 1166759854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
