1907 in Black Hawk County
The Waterloo Courier presented a section in which it shows many things about Black Hawk County in the 1900's.
The following pages were seen in the March 21, 1999 Sunday Edition.
Lost Cities of Black Hawk County
Transcribed by Nancie Dobyns
| BARCLAY...1854 - 1890 | BENSON...1896 - 1907, located near Cedar Falls. | BLAKEVILLE...Existed 1865 - 1901, located NE corner of Bennington Twp. |
| BLESSING...1894-1902 | BROOKLYN...surveyed but never built, located on Benton-Black Hawk line in Spring Creek Twp. | BOIES...1894 -1902 |
| CALVIN...1895 - 1900, located NE part of Orange Twp. | CANFIELD...1889 - 1893, located Barclay Twp. | CEDAR VALLEY...1856 - 1883, originally near Washburn. |
| CRAIN CREEK...1893 - 1905, NE Bennington Twp. | EDWARDS...1893 - 1900, Eastern Bennington Twp. | ELIZA...1852 - 1856, located S Cedar Twp |
| EMERT...1880, original name for Dewar | ENTERPRISE...1853 - 1892, located W Spring Creek Twp. | FILKIN'S GROVE...Not on any maps and post office only operated for few months in 1858 |
| FLORENCE CITY...Once located on the Cedar River in Spring Creek Twp. | FRENCHTOWN...Name used in 1856 for present town of Gilbertville. | GREENVILLE...Short lived town in Spring Creek Twp. |
| GRESHAM...Located in Bennington Twp, 1885 - 1889 | HICKS...1902 - 1903 | JUBILEE...1881 - 1910, located SW Fox Twp |
| KNOX...A name once used for the town of Gilbertville. | LESTER...SE Lester Twp, 1856 - 1885 | LOUISE...SW Big Creek Twp, 1893 - 1900. |
| MILLER'S CREEK...SW Eagle Twp, 1893 - 1875. | MOUNT HOPE...Existed for six months in 1889. | MULLARKY'S GROVE...Original name of Raymond, 1858 - 1861. |
| NAUTRILL...Located near Denver, 1851 - 1858. | NANTIVILLE...Located in Mount Vernon Twp, 1851 - 1875. | OTTAWA...Located NW and adjacent to present LaPorte City, platted 1854 |
| STELLA...1885 - 1887 | STURGES RAPIDS...Once in NE Lester Twp, on map of 1862 - 1868. | WARREN...Plat filed in 1855, but never appeared. |
| WINSLOW...Near Finchford, 1880 - 1893. |