Golden, Iowa
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Golden is an unincorporated community in Milo Township, Delaware County, Iowa, United States.
Geography
The community lies at the junction of Iowa Highway 13 and County Road D42, three miles north of Ryan and 6.5 miles southwest of Manchester, where 275th Street crosses the Canadian National Railway line.{{Cite book |title=Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer |date=2021 |publisher=Garmin, Ltd |location=Yarmouth, ME |page=32}}
Golden is in section 31 of Milo Township.
History
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Golden was founded as a rail stop on the Illinois Central Railroad.{{Cite book |last=Merry |first=John F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9c_AAAAYAAJ |title=History of Delaware County, Iowa, and Its People |date=1914 |pages=264–265, 429 |publisher=S. J. Clarke publishing Company |language=en}}
The community was founded in Section 31 of Milo Township. Originally called Golden Prairie, a post office opened on March 7, 1870, and changed to the name Golden in 1883.{{Cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Golden Post Office (historical) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1999882,Golden%2520Post%2520Office%2520%2528historical%2529 |access-date=2021-07-23 |website=geonames.usgs.gov |archive-date=July 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724063402/https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1999882,Golden%2520Post%2520Office%2520%2528historical%2529 |url-status=live }} Eugene W. Hawley was the first postmaster.
In 1887, the community's population was 60.{{Cite book |last=Cram |first=George Franklin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CPAwAQAAMAAJ&dq=cram%2527s+1885+atlas&pg=PA330 |title=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 |date=1887 |publisher=G.F. Cram |pages=367–369 |language=en |access-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229210624/https://books.google.com/books?id=CPAwAQAAMAAJ&dq=cram%2527s+1885+atlas&pg=PA330#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} The Golden post office closed in 1903,{{Cite web |title=Post Offices |url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&searchtext=Golden&state=IA&county=&searchtype=word |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.postalhistory.com |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117220826/https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&searchtext=Golden&state=IA&county=&searchtype=word |url-status=live }} with the introduction of Rural Free Delivery.
By 1914, the community consisted of just a few houses and a general store.
The Golden Congregational Church, southeast of Golden, was founded in October 1927; in 1936, it had 125 members.{{Cite news|title=Golden Church Without Pastor|work=Dubuque Telegraph Herald|date=1936-12-23 |page=8 |place=Dubuque, Iowa}} This church still operates, and observed its 150th anniversary in August 2019.{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Janelle |title=Golden Congregational Church Celebrating 150 Years – Mix 94.7 KMCH |url=https://kmch.com/blog/2019/08/02/golden-congregational-church-celebrating-150-years/ |access-date=2021-07-23 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418083415/https://kmch.com/blog/2019/08/02/golden-congregational-church-celebrating-150-years/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Golden's population was estimated as 100 in 1940.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ |title=The Attorneys List |publisher=United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department |year=1940 |page=300 |language=en |access-date=2023-12-18 |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103000157/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}
See also
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References
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{{Delaware County, Iowa}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Iowa