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Feature Details

Feature ID

455292

Name

Center Point

Class

Populated Place

Feature Code

Unincorporated Place

Location

Linn County - Iowa

Citation

Source Type	Map
Reference	US
Originator	U.S. Geological Survey
Notes	Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
Distribution Date	December 31, 1981
Title
Edition
Original Citation	Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.

Entry Date

April 30, 1979

*Elevation

251 meters / 824 feet

Designations

History

Originally called McGgonigle's Point after Bartimeas McGonigle who settled there in 1839, the name was changed in 1855 to Center Point because it was the halfway station on the mail route between Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. (IA-T1) Incorporated in 1875.

Description

Census Code	Class Code	GSA Code	OPM Code
12270	P1	1360	1360

Variant Names

Name	In Part	Originator	Reference	Series Name	Publication Date	Source URL	Title	Edition	Notes	Additional Information

Decisions

Name	Date	Authority	Type

Decision Cards

Filename

Coordinates

Sequence	Coordinates	Map	State
1	42.1908265, -91.7851772 / 42° 11' 26.98" N, 91° 47' 6.64" W	Center Point	IA

Government Units

Sequence	State or Equivalent	County or Equivalent
1	Iowa	Linn County

Map

Leaflet The National Map Base Layer, The National Map + Aerial Imagery"

38.8108209°, -95.5494690°, 19z