Kesley, Iowa
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyButler
Unit prefImperial
Population as of2000
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
Time zone (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
Elevation1004 ft
Coordinates42°39′45″N 92°54′37″W
ZIP codes50649
GNIS feature ID458060[1]

Kesley is an unincorporated community in southwestern Butler County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southwest of the city of Allison, the county seat of Butler County.[2] Although Kesley is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50649.[3]

History

A post office has been in operation in Kesley since 1900.[4] The community was named for Kesley Green, a local farmer.[5]

Kesley's population in 1915 was 52.[6] The population was 127 in 1940.[7]

References

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  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  5. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 89.
  6. ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.[dead link]
  7. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 303.