Ulmer is an unincorporated community in Sac County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
Geography
The community is located near the junction of U.S. Route 71 and County Road D-59.[1]
History
Ulmer was platted on November 21, 1900 by Carrie and W.T. Martin. The community was established on the Illinois Central Railroad.[2]
A post office was established at Ulmer in 1901,[3] alongside the Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad. The Farmers State Savings Bank of Ulmer was founded in 1911. Circa 1914, Ulmer was also the site of a dry goods and grocery store, a hardware and grocery store, a blacksmithing shop, a grain elevator, a lumber company, a stock dealer, an implement store, and a pool hall. The only church was the Presbyterian church.[2]
In 1914, historian William H. Hart stated that Ulmer had made "a fine growth in its few years of existence." Ulmer's population was 127 in 1925,[4] and was 53 in 1940.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ulmer, Iowa
- ^ a b Hart, William H. (1914). History of Sac County, Iowa. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. pp. 121, 257.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Ulmer Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 313.
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