Sunbury, Iowa
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|subdivision_name2 = Cedar County
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Sunbury is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. It is located just west of the intersection of County Roads F44 and Y26, in the southeastern part of the county, southeast of Bennett and north of Durant.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}(dead link)
History
Sunbury was founded when the railroad was introduced into the area.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_l4QUAAAAYAAJ | title=A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke | author=Aurner, Clarence Ray | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_l4QUAAAAYAAJ/page/n152 150]}} Sunbury's population was 13 in 1902,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC |title=Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition |date=1902 |publisher=J. R. Gray & Company |pages=203–207 |language=en}} and 107 in 1925.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ |title=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 |date=1925 |publisher=Rand McNally & Company |pages=190 |language=en}}
Sunbury was the location of the Sunbury Dance Hall, which opened circa 1895 and closed in 1964.{{cn|date=April 2025}} The hamlet also boasted a bank, which opened in 1901.Aurner, C.R. (1910). A topical history of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1, p 248. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. Retrieved 2011-04-24. The bank has been abandoned for decades and in 2014 it was razed.
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkwestfield/3258544391/ Photo of the ruins of Sunbury Savings Bank]
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