Buchanan, Iowa

Buchanan, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Buchanan, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°45′54″N 91°14′49″W / 41.76500°N 91.24694°W / 41.76500; -91.24694Coordinates: 41°45′54″N 91°14′49″W / 41.76500°N 91.24694°W / 41.76500; -91.24694
Country United States
State Iowa
County Cedar
Elevation 761 ft (232 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 563
GNIS feature ID 454910[1]

Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, Iowa, United States.[1]

It was named for Alexander Buchanan, a farmer who owned land near the original town site.[2] Alexander Buchanan was born in Cedar County in 1841.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Buchanan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Aurner, Clarence Ray (1910). A Topical History of Cedar County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke. p. 150.
  3. The History of Cedar County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, etc. Western Historical Company. 1878. p. 715.
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