Mackey, Iowa

Mackey is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Mackey, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Mackey, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°09′59″N 93°45′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBoone
Elevation
1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)515
GNIS feature ID464638[1]

History

The community was named after Sebastian Mackey, an early settler.[2] Mackey was not officially platted.[3] A variant name was "Mackey’s Grove".[3] A post office called Mackeys Grove was established in 1870, the name was changed to Mackey in 1883, and the post office closed in 1905.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mackey, Iowa
  2. Goldthwait, Nathan Edward (1914). History of Boone County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 321.
  3. "County History". Boone County. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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