Hazel Green, Iowa

Former unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

Hazel Green, Iowa

former unincorporated community

Hazel Green

Location in Iowa

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Hazel Green

Hazel Green (the United States)

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Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 91°23′21″W﻿ / ﻿42.36250°N 91.38917°W﻿ / 42.36250; -91.38917
Country|  United States
State|  Iowa
County| Delaware County
Elevation

| 292 m (958 ft)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)

Hazel Green was an unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.

## Geography

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It was located at the junction of 295th Street and 212th Avenue,[1] five miles east of Ryan and six miles west of Hopkinton.

## History

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Hazel Green was also known as Hazelgreen, and was located in the eastern part of Hazel Green Township. The first settler, named Christopher Flint, moved to the area in 1853. The post office was established in June 1856, and Flint served as the first postmaster. A schoolhouse was built in 1859, and a general store and creamery were added in 1878.[2]

Hazel Green's population was 40 in 1887,[3] and 26 in 1902.[4]

The site is mostly abandoned,[5] with only a few scattered farms in the area.

## See also

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* Iowa portal

* York, Iowa

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazel Green, Iowa
2. ^ The History of Delaware County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Delaware County, Constitution of the United States ... Western historical Company. 1878. pp. 557–558.
3. ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
5. ^ "GNIS Detail - Hazel Green". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

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Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Manchester

Cities|

* Colesburg
* Delaware
* Delhi
* Dundee
* Dyersville‡
* Earlville
* Edgewood‡
* Greeley
* Hopkinton
* Manchester
* Masonville
* Ryan

Map of Iowa highlighting Delaware County

Townships|

* Adams
* Bremen
* Coffins Grove
* Colony
* Delaware
* Delhi
* Elk
* Hazel Green
* Honey Creek
* Milo
* North Fork
* Oneida
* Prairie
* Richland
* South Fork
* Union

Unincorporated
communities|

* Almoral
* Ehler
* Golden
* Hazel Green
* Forestville
* Oneida
* Petersburg
* Robinson
* Rockville
* Sand Springs
* Silver Creek
* Thorpe

Ghost towns|

* Hartwick
* York

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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