Farlin, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°04′35″N 94°26′55″W / 42.07639°N 94.44861°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Greene County |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Farlin is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Iowa, United States.
Farlin was founded in the 1880s. Farlin is the name of one Mr. McFarlin, an early prominent grain buyer. [1] Farlin's population was 45 in 1902. [2] The population was 75 in 1940. [3]
Two years later [1886] a new attempt was successfully made to establish a town nearer the center of Bistol township, the new site being named Farlin, in honor of Mr. McFarlin, a prominent grain buyer of Des Moines, who was then operating extensively along the line and who gave the citizens a long to be remembered oyster supper to christen the naming of the town.
Farlin, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°04′35″N 94°26′55″W / 42.07639°N 94.44861°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Greene County |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Farlin is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Iowa, United States.
Farlin was founded in the 1880s. Farlin is the name of one Mr. McFarlin, an early prominent grain buyer. [1] Farlin's population was 45 in 1902. [2] The population was 75 in 1940. [3]
Two years later [1886] a new attempt was successfully made to establish a town nearer the center of Bistol township, the new site being named Farlin, in honor of Mr. McFarlin, a prominent grain buyer of Des Moines, who was then operating extensively along the line and who gave the citizens a long to be remembered oyster supper to christen the naming of the town.