Dalby, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 43°15′51″N 91°16′26″W / 43.26417°N 91.27389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Allamakee |
Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 563 |
GNIS feature ID | 464511 |
Dalby is an unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States.[1] The community was settled by Scandinavians and was first settled in the mid-1800s.
Dalby is located at the junction of county highway A52 and X32, in Center Township.[2] It is around 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Lansing.[3]
Dalby was founded in Center Township. A post office was opened in Dalby in 1869, and it remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1885.[4][5] The community was named after Dalby in Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway.[6]
The Dalby School, also called Center Township School #7, was built in 1851 and still existed in 1932.[7]
The Norwegian Lutheran Church and an associated cemetery were located in Dalby.[8] This church, now known as the Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church, still operates.[9]
Other Dalby businesses and organizations, circa the 1880s, included the Scandinavian Mutual Protective Association.[10]
The community still appears on official Iowa Department of Transportation maps.[11]