Galbraith, Iowa

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'''Galbraith''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] in [[Kossuth County, Iowa|Kossuth County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]].<ref name=gnis/>

==History== A post office was established at Galbraith in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1913.<ref>{{GNIS|1925118|name=Galbraith Post Office (historical)}}</ref> The community was named for an Iowa senator named Galbraith.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA74|year=1908|page=74}}</ref>

Galbraith's population was 20 in 1925.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ |title=Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions |date=1925 |publisher=Rand McNally & Company |pages=190 |language=en}}</ref> The population was 10 in 1940.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ |title=The Attorneys List |publisher=United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department |year=1940 |page=300 |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Kossuth County, Iowa]] [[Category:1902 establishments in Iowa]] [[Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1902]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Iowa]]