Hazel Green, Iowa

Hazel Green, Iowa
Hazel Green, Iowa
former unincorporated community
	Hazel Green Location in Iowa Hazel Green Hazel Green (the United States)
	Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 91°23′21″W / 42.36250°N 91.38917°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Delaware County
Elevation	292 m (958 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Hazel Green was an unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

It was located at the junction of 295th Street and 212th Avenue,^[1] five miles east of Ryan and six miles west of Hopkinton.

History

Hazel Green was also known as Hazelgreen, and was located in the eastern part of Hazel Green Township. The first settler, named Christopher Flint, moved to the area in 1853. The post office was established in June 1856, and Flint served as the first postmaster. A schoolhouse was built in 1859, and a general store and creamery were added in 1878.^[2]

Hazel Green's population was 40 in 1887,^[3] and 26 in 1902.^[4]

The site is mostly abandoned,^[5] with only a few scattered farms in the area.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazel Green, Iowa
^ The History of Delaware County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Delaware County, Constitution of the United States ... Western historical Company. 1878. pp. 557–558.
^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). 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. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ "GNIS Detail - Hazel Green". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[GR1-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazel Green, Iowa

[2] The History of Delaware County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Delaware County, Constitution of the United States ... Western historical Company. 1878. pp. 557–558.

[3] Cram, George Franklin (1887). 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. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.

[4] Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.

[5] "GNIS Detail - Hazel Green". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[1]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Manchester
Cities	Colesburg Delaware Delhi Dundee Dyersville‡ Earlville Edgewood‡ Greeley Hopkinton Manchester Masonville Ryan	Map of Iowa highlighting Delaware County
Townships	Adams Bremen Coffins Grove Colony Delaware Delhi Elk Hazel Green Honey Creek Milo North Fork Oneida Prairie Richland South Fork Union
Unincorporated communities	Almoral Ehler Golden Hazel Green Forestville Oneida Petersburg Robinson Rockville Sand Springs Silver Creek Thorpe
Ghost towns	Hartwick York
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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