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'''Murray''' is a city in [[Clarke County, Iowa]], United States. The population was 684 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].{{Sfn|US Census|2020}}

==History==
Murray was founded in 1868 as Oakland{{Sfn|Savage,|2007|p=158}} following the construction of the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|Burlington & Missouri River Rail Road]] through the State.{{Sfn|''Clarke County History'', July|1886|p=}} The village was laid out in 1868 by Henry Clay Sigler (1830–1907) of [[Osceola, Iowa|Osceola]] and Smith Henderson Mallory (1835–1903) of [[Chariton, Iowa|Chariton]]. At that time, Oakland occupied a {{convert|120|acre|mi2|4|abbr=off|adj=on}} tract. The first U.S. Post Office in Oakland was established in the Fall of 1868 – In section 10, [[Troy Township, Clarke County, Iowa|Troy Township]]. Albert ("Bert") Straub (1842–1897) was appointed postmaster November 27, 1868.{{Sfn|"Clarke County, Iowa",|2010|p=}}{{Sfn|''Register'', September 13,|1869|p=414}}{{Sfn|Kirkpatrick,|1975|p=158}}{{Sfn|Mott, October|1930|p=459}} Straub had been a member of Company E of the [[50th Illinois Infantry Regiment]] and served in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].

Murray was incorporated as a city Thursday, October 21, 1880 – {{age|13 Jan 1846|21 Oct 1880|format=cardinal}} years after Clarke County had been established by the [[Iowa Legislative Assembly|Territorial Legislature]] (January 13, 1846). Murray's first City Council meeting was held December 7, 1880.{{Sfn|''Murray History'',|1968|p=5}}{{Sfn|''Clarke County History'', July|1886|p=}} Alanson Bowers (1848–1922) served as founding mayor until March 1882.{{Sfn|''University Journal'', May|1922|p=10}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Murray has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|sqkm|1}}, all land.{{Sfn|"2023 Gazetteer Files"}} The city is in western Clarke County, along the historic [[Mormon Trail]].

Driving distances from Murray:
# [[Osceola, Iowa|Osceola]], the Clarke [[County seat]], is about {{convert|10|mi|km}} east via [[U.S. Route 34 in Iowa|U.S. Route 34]].{{Sfn|"Map of Clarke County",|1875|p=217}}{{Sfn|''Des Moines Sunday Register'', July 25,|2010|p=7A}}<ref name="34th Infantry Hwy"  group=lower-alpha />
# [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] is about {{convert|57.6|mi|km}} north via [[Interstate 35|I-35]].
# [[Omaha]] is about {{convert|122|mi|km}} west via U.S. Route 34.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|491
|1890|666
|1900|949
|1910|796
|1920|847
|1930|828
|1940|857
|1950|767
|1960|613
|1970|620
|1980|703
|1990|731
|2000|766
|2010|756
|2020|684
|source=[[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]]{{Sfn|US Census|2020}}{{Sfn|Iowa State Data Center}} }}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 684 people, 297 households, and 191 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 855.1 inhabitants per square mile (330.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 322 housing units at an average density of 402.6 per square mile (155.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 94.2% [[White Americans|White]], 0.4% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.0% from other races and 3.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 3.4% of the population.

Of the 297 households, 26.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% were cohabitating couples, 23.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 20.2% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.7% of all households were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 40.1 years. 27.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 and 44; 26.5% were from 45 and 64; and 19.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]{{Sfn|US Census 2010||pp=}} of 2010, there were 756 people, 310 households, and 200 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|957.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 337 housing units at an average density of {{convert|426.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 310 households, of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]{{Sfn|US Census 2000||pp=}} of 2000, there were 766 people, 308 households, and 218 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|977.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 338 housing units at an average density of {{convert|431.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 305 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,879, and the median income for a family was $37,083. Males had a median income of $27,583 versus $20,577 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,879. About 5.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
* [[Meridel Le Sueur]] (1900–1996) – American writer associated with the [[proletarian|proletarian movement]] of the 1930s and 1940s
* [[Glenn Parker (judge)|Glenn Parker]] (1898–1989) – [[List of justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court|Justice]] of the [[Wyoming Supreme Court]]

== Historical markers ==
* [[Ensign Peak Foundation]], {{URL|https://ensignpeakfoundation.org/murray-clarke-county-iowa/|Murray History Center}}.{{Sfn|Hartley & Anderson, October 29,|2012|pp=82–83}}
* The Clarke County Freedom Rock & Honor Wall in Murray, created by renowned painter Ray “Bubba" Sorensen, Murray Cemetery off Highway 34 and County Highway R16

== Cemeteries ==
===Murray===
* Murray Cemetery.{{Sfn|''Cemeteries in Clarke County'',|1939|p=}}{{Sfn|''Clark County Genealogical'',|1997|p=}}
: Northeast corner Section 7: northeast corner of Ferdinand D. Friday (1833–1920) 240 acre tract.
: [[Troy Township, Clarke County, Iowa|Troy Township]], Section 15: about 4 acres in the southwest corner of the old William Harvey Dewey (1956–1946) 76 acre tract.
: 135th Avenue, at the northwest corner of [[U.S. Route 34 in Iowa|Route 34]] and County Road R16
: {{coord|41.02780|-93.94560}}

* Union Cemetery.{{Sfn|''Cemeteries in Clarke County'',|1939|p=}}{{Sfn|''Clark County Genealogical'',|1997|p=}}
: {{coord|41.12650|-93.91150}}

==See also ==
* [[Murray Community School District]]

==Bibliography==
===Annotations===
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha|50em|refs=
<ref name="34th Infantry Hwy">On July 31, 1948, by way of a ceremony at [[Red Oak, Iowa]] — about {{convert|71|mi|km}} west of Murray via US-34 — US Highway 34 (the part that runs through Iowa) was dedicated as the [[34th Infantry Division (United States)|34th Infantry Division]] Memorial Highway, for the Iowans who served in the Division during [[World War II]]. Signs with the Red Bull insignia for the 34th are posted along the highway, from [[Burlington, Iowa]], to [[Plattsmouth, Nebraska]]. The insignia was designed in 1917 by an Iowan, [[Marvin Dorwart Cone]] (1891–1965), while serving in the U.S. Army at [[Camp Cody, New Mexico]]. (''Des Moines Sunday Register'', July 25, 2010. '''162''' (6). p. 7A)</ref> 
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===References===
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Cemeteries in Clarke County'',|1939|p=}}  |date=1939 |title=Cemeteries in Clarke County, Iowa |type=Graves Registration Project, [[Works Project Administration]] }} Retrieved April 22, 2024. Via [[Internet Archive]] ([[Allen County Public Library]]). {{free access}}. {{OCLC|43251790}} (Vols. 1 & 2); {{OCLC|6113564}} (Vols. 1 & 4).
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<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Cemeteries''. Vol. 1: "A–D",|1939|}}  |title=''Vol. 1: "A–D"'' |url=https://archive.org/details/clarkecountyiowa01unit/page/n5/mode/2up }}</li>
<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Cemeteries''. Vol. 1: "D–H",|1939|}}  |title=''Vol. 1: "D–H"'' |url=https://archive.org/details/clarkecountyiowa02unit/page/n3/mode/2up }}</li>
<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Cemeteries''. Vol. 3: "I–P",|1939|}}  |title=''Vol. 3: "I–P"'' |url=https://archive.org/details/clarkecountyiowa03unit/page/n5/mode/2up }}</li>
<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Cemeteries''. Vol. 4: "P–Z",|1939|}}  |title=''Vol. 4: "P–Z"'' |url=https://archive.org/details/clarkecountyiowa04unit/page/n5/mode/2up }}</li></ol></ol>

* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Clark County Genealogical'',|1997|p=}} |date=1997 |last1=Clarke County Genealogical Society |title=Clarke County, Iowa Cemeteries |location=Osceola, Iowa }} {{OCLC|35564970|show=all}}.
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|"Clarke County, Iowa",|2010|p=}} |date=2010 |title=''"Clarke County, Iowa". "Oakland" & "Murray"''. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832–1971 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/116789:1932 |type=[[NARA]] Microfilm Publication M841, 145 rolls. NAID 596306 & 17027522. Records of the [[United States Post Office Department|Post Office Department]], 1773–1971, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C. |url-access=subscription |volume=34 (''ca.'' 1867–1874) |page=86 (digital page 419)|access-date=April 20, 2024 |via=[[Ancestry.com]] (National Archives Microfilm Publications) }}

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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Hartley & Anderson, October 29,|2012|pp=82–83}} |date=October 29, 2012 |orig-date=1999 |last1=Hartley |first1= William George (1942–2018) |author1-link=William G. Hartley |last2=Anderson |first2=Allen Gary (1933–1995) |editor1-last=Berrett |editor1-first=LaMar Cecil (1926–2007) |editor1-link=LaMar C. Berrett |title=Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites |volume=5: ''Iowa and Nebraska'' |pages=82–83}} {{LCCN|9972525}}; {{ISBN|978-1-5903-8197-7|1590-3-8197-1}}; {{OCLC|68906350|1005479164}}.

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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Kirkpatrick,|1975|p=158}} |date=1975 |last1=Kirkpatrick |first1=Inez Evelyn (''née'' Inez Evelyn Hively; 1900–1990) |title=Stagecoach Trails in Iowa |url=https://archive.org/details/stagecoachtrails0000kirk/page/158/mode/2up |url-access=registration |location=[[Crete, Nebraska]] |publisher=J–B Publishing |page=158 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |via=[[Internet Archive]] }} {{LCCN|7536295}}; {{ISBN|0-9161-7003-9|978-0-9161-7003-5}}.

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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Murray History'',|1968|p=}} |title=''Murray History:'' Celebrating Our 100th Year – Murray, Iowa; 1868–1968 |url=https://iagenweb.org/clarke/murrayhist/murrayhist4.html |access-date=April 17, 2024 |via=Iowa Gen Web, Clarke County}} {{free access}}.
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Register'', September 13,|1869|p=414}} |date=September 13, 1869 |title=Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, of the Service of the United States }} Retrieved April 22, 2024. {{LCCN|sn91034227}}; {{OCLC|835780796}}; {{OCLC|13733446|show=all}}.
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Savage,|2007|p=158}} |author-last1=Savage (1945– ) |author-first1=Tom |date=2007 |title=Dictionary of Iowa Place–Names |publisher=[[University of Iowa Press]] |page=158  }} {{LCCN|2006035801}}; {{ISBN|1-5872-9531-8|978-1-5872-9531-7}} (paperback); {{OCLC|297116395|show=all}}
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''University Journal'', May|1922|p=10}} |date=May 1922 |title=University Journal ''(''The'')'' |type=monthly alumni publication|page=10 |volume=18 |issue=3 |publisher=[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]] }} Retrieved April 21, 2024. {{OCLC|551722556|show=all}}.
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Clarke County History'', July|1886|p=}} |date=July 1886 |title=''"Villages: Murray".'' Biographical and Historical Record of Clarke County, Iowa |language=en-US |location=Chicago |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company }} {{OCLC|1041603305|show=all}}, {{OCLC search link|865955909}}, {{OCLC search link|865939525}}, & {{OCLC search link|865955909|51459598|show=all}}.
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<li>{{cite book |title=''"Villages: Murray"'' |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00inlewi/page/950/mode/2up |pages=525–531 |via=[[archive.org]] ([[Allen County Public Library]], [[Fort Wayne]], Indiana) |access-date=April 18, 2024 }}{{free access}}</li>
<li>{{cite book |title=''"Clark County Newspapers".'' Murray News |url=https://iagenweb.org/clarke/newsppr.html |via=The IAGenWeb Project |type=transcription |access-date=February 22, 2014 }} {{free access}}</li>
<li>{{cite book |title=''"The Press".'' Murray News |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00inlewi/page/874/mode/2up |pages=488–489 |via=[[archive.org]] ([[Allen County Public Library]], [[Fort Wayne]], Indiana) |access-date=April 18, 2024 }}{{free access}}</li></ol></ol>
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* [[The Des Moines Sunday Register|''Des Moines Sunday Register'' (''The'')]]: {{cite news |ref={{SfnRef|''Des Moines Sunday Register'', July 25,|2010|p=7A}} |date=July 25, 2010 |last1=Fuson |first1=Kenneth ("Ken") Calvin (1956–2020) |title=Red Bull Unites Generations of Iowa Solders in Time of War |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/131130167/?terms=bull&match=1 |url-access=subscription |edition=State |access-date=May 21, 2024 |volume=162 |issue=6 |pages=1A, 6A–7A |via=newspapers.com}} {{LCCN|sn82015551}}; {{OCLC|1566275|show=all}}.

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* [[GNIS]]: {{cite gnis2 |ref={{SfnRef|GNIS, February 27,|2008}} |2395142|City of Murray, Clark County, Iowa |mode=cs1 |links=on }} Entry date: February 27, 2008.  Distributed January 1, 2002. Feature ID: {{GNIS 2|id=2395142|name=2395142}}. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|US Census 2000||pp=13 & 51}} |title=''US Census 2000'' |type=State File 17: "Iowa" |publisher=[[Economics and Statistics Administration]]}} Retrieved April 22, 2024. {{free access}}.
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<li>{{cite book |date=July 2003|title=''Via Google Books'' |url={{GBurl|9QPc2v4oRrAC|pg= |q="murray"}} |type=[[Indiana University]] }}</li></ol></ol></ol>

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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|US Census 2010||pp=}} |title=''US Census 2010'' |type=State File 17: "Iowa" |publisher=[[Economics and Statistics Administration]]}} Retrieved April 22, 2024.
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<li>{{cite book |date=September 2012|title=''CPH-1-17: "Summary Population and Housing Characteristics"'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2012/dec/cph-1-17.pdf}} {{free access}}; {{OCLC|1023510171}}; {{OCLC|841795053|show=all}}.</li>
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<li>{{cite book |title=''Via Census Bureau'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2012/dec/cph-1-17.pdf}}</li></ol>
<li>{{cite book |date=August 2012|title=''CPH-2-17: "Population and Housing Unit Counts"'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2012/dec/cph-1-17.pdf}} {{free access}}; {{OCLC|1023510171}}; {{OCLC|841795053|show=all}}.</li>
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<li>{{cite book |title=''Via Census Bureau'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf}}</li></ol></ol></ol>

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* US Census 2020: {{cite web |ref={{SfnRef|US Census|2020}} |date=2020 |title=Murray City, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Murray_city,_Iowa?g=160XX00US1955065 |access-date=March 29, 2020}} → {{URL|https://data.census.gov|"Census Data".}}
* {{cite book |title=''"Gazetter Files" → US Census: Place Names'' |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |type=Iowa |access-date=March 16, 2022}}
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<li>Gazetter File → Type: "Places". State: "Iowa". Text file: "2023_gaz_place_19.txt". [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] ([[Geocode|GEOID]]) → State: 19; Place: 55065; Combined: 19–55065.</li></ol>
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<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|"2010 Gazetteer Files"}} |title=''"2010 Gazetteer Files"'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_19.txt}}</li>
<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|"2020 Gazetteer Files"}} |title=''"2020 Gazetteer Files"'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt}}</li>
<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|"2023 Gazetteer Files"}} |title=''"2023 Gazetteer Files"'' |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_19.txt}}</li></ol></ol></ol>

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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Iowa State Data Center}} |title=''Iowa State Data Center'' |url=https://www.iowadatacenter.org/index.php |type=U.S. Census Data |location=Des Moines |publisher=[[State Library of Iowa]] |accessdate=April 20, 2024}} {{OCLC|1352409716|show=all}}.
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<li> "Quick Facts, City Quick Facts": {{cite web |title=Murray |url=https://www.iowadatacenter.org/index.php/quick-facts/city-quick-facts |type=1 drop-down menu → select "Murray" }}</li> 
<li> "Data by Source, Decennial Census, Total Population": {{cite web |title=Total Population for Murray: 1850–2020 |url=https://www.iowadatacenter.org/index.php/data-by-source/decennial-census/total-population |type=2 drop-down menues: 1. Geographic Level → select "City"; 2. Geographic Name → select "Murray" }}</li></ol></ol>

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* {{cite book |title=''Third Series''  |url=https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/issue/8924/info/ |type=quarterly }} {{LCCN|05032209}}; {{ISSN|2473-9006}} (online); {{ISSN|0003-4827}} (print); {{OCLC|1481386|show=all}}.
::{{hanging indent |text=Editor from 1939 to 1947: Ora Clark Williams (1862–1955)}}
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<li>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Mott, October|1930|p=459}} |date=October 1930 |last1=Mott |first1=David Charles (1858–1941) |title=''"Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa"'' |url=https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/6960/galley/115715/view/ |volume=17, no. 6 |pages=435–465 |access-date=April 22, 2023 }}; {{doi|10.17077/0003-4827.5529}} (article); {{OCLC|7790170116}} (article index).</li>
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<li>{{cite book |title=''Via Iowa Historical Society''|url=https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/6960/galley/115715/view/ }} {{free access}}</li>
<li>{{cite book |title=''Via HathiTrust'' |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027561557&seq=539 |type=[[University of Michigan]] }} {{free access}}</li></ol></ol></ol>
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* {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|"Map of Clarke County",|1875|p=217}} |date=1875 |title=Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa |type=engraved & printed by Chas. Shober & Co., Props. of Chicago Lithographing Co. |location=[[Lakeside Press Building|Lakeside Building]], Chicago |publisher=The Andreas Atlas Co. → [[Alfred Theodore Andreas]] (1839–1900) }} Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via [[Internet Archive]] ([[David Rumsey Historical Map Collection]], [[Stanford Libraries]]). {{OCLC|953568217|show=all}} (book).
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<li>{{cite book |title=''"Map of Clarke County, State of Iowa"'' |url=https://archive.org/details/dr_map-of-clarke-county-state-of-iowa-chas-shober--co-props-chicago-li-00734058 |page=217 }} {{free access}}. {{OCLC|699494886|50799955}} (map).</li></ol></ol>
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