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POLEN. A post office (1891-1901) in section 3, Lincoln Township. Ringgold
POLK. First on the east side of the Cedar River, and later on the west side in Polk Township. Post office, 1854-61. Bremer
POLK. A post office near the central part of Scott Township in 1849. Mahaska
POLK. The name first given the newly established county seat of Lucas County, but soon changed to Chariton. Lucas
POLO STATION. A former C. & Gt. W. R. R. station in Lincoln Township about four miles northeast of the present town of Manly. Its post office was
Polo Station from 1889 to 1900 when it was changed to Glade. Worth
POLTNEY. In southeastern part of Elk Township. Post office, 1851-60. Deleware
POMO. Listed as a post office in Shelby County from 1881 to 1883, but the location not found. Shelby
POND VALLEY. In section 36, Paris Township. Post office, 1869-71. Howard
PONONA. A post office (1861-76) in the north central part of Johnson Township. Plymouth
PONY. In Douglas Townsip. Post office, 1885. Bremer
POPLAR GROVE. A post office (1872-73) in the western part of West Bend Township. Palo Alto
POPLAR GROVE. In the southwest corner of section 23, Freedom Township. Post office, 1893-97. Hamilton
POPLAR GROVE. Listed as a post office in Marion County from 1856 to 1857, but not located on the maps. Marion
POPLAR. In section 6, Sharon Township. Post office, 1893-1903. THOMPSON, In central part of Cameron Township. Post: office, 1893-97. Audubon
PORT ALLEN. A former railroad station and hamlet in the southeastern part of section 31, Orono Township, in the extreme southern part of the township.
Post office, 1883-88. Muscatine
PORT ALLEN. A town laid out in 1841 on high ground between the Iowa and Cedar Rivers close to their confluence. It was an important place for a little while, there being a ferry across the Cedar to Fredonia, and another across the Iowa. As the town soon declined the post office of Port Allen was kept about three-fourths
of a mile up the Iowa River for a few years, and then removed without change of name to Oakland. Louisa
PORT LOUISA. A town in the southern part of the south section 5, Port Louisa Township, on the Mississippi River. It was laid out in 1854 and had a large shipping business for years. Post office, 1847-75. Louisa
PORT RICHMOND. A village in the northwestern part of section 27, Grecn Township, about one mile southwest of Pickwick and on the south bank of the Des Moines River.Post office, 1858-75. Sometimes appears on the maps as Richmond. Wapello
PORT WASHINGTON. A town laid out in 1848 in the northeastern part of secion 8, township 74, range 2, or about half a mile south of where Port Louisa was
later built. Louisa
PORTERS. A railroad station and village slightly north of the center of Washington Township. Webster
PORTLAND. A place shown on maps of 1857 near the central part of Cedar Township on the east bank of Cedar River. Muscatine
PORTLAND. The pioneer name of the present village of Leando from its beginning in 1837 to 1880. Leando was the name of the post office from 1840 to 1864. The government surveyors of 1837 report they found this village of Portland. Van Buren
PORTLANDVILLE. The name of what is now the town of Akron from the time it was platted in 1872 until 1882 Plymouth
PORTORO. The name of the post office at Van Buren, which see below, for a few years in the early 1840's. Van Buren
POTATO HILL. In the northwestern part of Canton Township. Post office, 1851-52. Name changed to Beulah. Benten
POTOSIA. A post office (1890-1904) in section 34, Liberty Township. Plymouth
POTTAWATTAMIE. A place in the eastern part of Norwalk Township on Keg Creek, as shown on maps of 1868 Pottawattamie
POTTER. A post office (1882-1906) in Indian Village Township. Tama
POTTER. The former name of the present village of Henderson. Mills
POTTSVILLE. The name of the post office from 1839 to 1860 at Astoria, which see above. Washington
POUGHKEEPSIE. In the eastern part of section 16, Alden Township. Platted in 1855 but the attempt to make a town failed. Hardin
POWASHEEK. A post office in Muscatine County from 1841-1844. The name was changed to Overmans Ferry in 1844. Muscatime
POWHATAN. A post office in the central part of Powhatan Township from 1878 to 1883. Pocohantas
POYNEER. The name of the post office from 1891 to 1894, at the present village of Watterson in Lot's Creek Township. Ringgold
PRAIRIE CITY. A former name of Van Wert. See Florence above. Decatur
PRAIRIE CITY. Laid out as a town in 1854 in the central part of section 31, Milford Township. It is said it never had but one house. Story
PRAIRIE CREEK POST OFFICE. In southwestern part of Iowa Township, just north of the Iowa River, as shown on maps of 1855-57, but it appears in the southwestern part of the township on G.W. and C.B. Colton's map of 1808 Benten
PRAIRIE CREEK. A post office (1855-67) in the western part of Honey Creek Township, near the Powcshiek County line. Iowa
PRAIRIE CREEK. In the central part of Prairie Creek Township. Post office, 1877-85 Dubuque
PRAIRIE FLOWER. Listed in 1854 as a post office in Pottawattamie County, but the location not found. Pottawattamie
PRAIRIE GROVE. A village on the east line of section 5, Washington Township. Post office, 1853-97. Clarke
PRAIRIE HILL. In southwest corner of section 12, Peoples Township. Post office, 1859-85. Boone
PRAIRIE HOUSE. The name of the post office at the present village and railroad station of Charleston from 1843 to 1850, when it was changed to Charleston. Lee
PRAIRIE MILLS. Listed in the U. S. Official Register as a post office in Muscatine Connty from 1858-1871, but the location not found. Muscatine
PRAIRIE ROSE. A hamlet in section 3, Monroe Township. Post office, 1899-04. Shelby
PRAIRIE SPRINGS. Listed in U. S. Official Register as post office in Jackson County (1845 to 1847). Not found on maps of that period. Jackson
PRAIRIE VIEW. The name of the post office (1857-65) at the location of the later post office of Blackmore. Ringgold
PRAIRIEBELLE. In section 32, Washington Township. Post office, 1900-1903. Jasper
PRAIRIEVILLE. A former name of Van Wert. See Florence above. Decatur
PRARIE La PORTE. The name of a town which later became a part of the present town of Guttenburg. It was laid out in 1839 and became the first county seat of Clayton county. It was a post office from 1841 to 1843 Clayton
PREPARATION. A pioneer village in section 7, Spring Valley Township, about three miles north of the present village and railroad station of Preparation. The old village had a post office from 1854 for a few years. Monona
PRICE. A post office in 1864 in the southern part of Sheridan Township. Scott
PRICE. A post office for a brief time in 1876 in section 34, Lincoln Township. Madison
PRINCETON, The name of the present city of Albia for a brief time. It was laid out and was made the county seat as Princeton in 1845. Monroe
PROSPECT HILL. A post office from 1854 to 1872 in section 12, Linn Township. Linn
PROSPECT. In the northwestern part of Meadow Township, as shown on maps from 1873 to 1885. Clay
PROSPER. In the northern part of section 10, Fremont Township. Post office, 1897-1900. Butler
PRUSSIA CENTER. In section 27, Prussia Township, as shown on maps of 1881. Adair
PRUSSIA. In section 14, Prussia Township. Post office, 1900-03. Adair
PUTNAM. In southwestern part of Putnam Township. Post office, 1863-85. Fayette
PYMOSA. In section 11, Pymosa Township. Post office, 1855-57. Cass
PYRA. Listed in the U. S. postal records as a post office in Warren County from 1856 to 1859, but the location not found. Warren
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