| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Iowa |
| County | Butler |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Population as of | 2000 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 1004 ft |
| Coordinates | 42°39′45″N 92°54′37″W |
| ZIP codes | 50649 |
| GNIS feature ID | 458060[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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- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.[dead link]
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 303.