Hanlontown

Community Info

Hanlontown was named in honor of Frank J. Hanlon who was the secretary of the Iowa-Minnesota Townsite Company, which was responsible for laying out 14 towns in the Hanlontown area. The town was surveyed in 1898 and the first building in Hanlontown was the Martin Lewis Blacksmith Shop in the summer of 1899. Mr. Lewis also owned the first car in town, a steam-driven car bought in St. Louis.

Quality of Life

Monthly Newsletter, "The Sundowner" City Parks Hanlontown Bank Museum Church

Restaurant Kinney Memorial Library

Utilities and Services

Utilities Electric - Alliant Energy Water - City of Hanlontown Sanitation - Individual Septic Tanks Natural Gas - Black Hills Energy Telecommunications - Winnebago Cooperative Telephone Association

Services Volunteer fire department

Quick Reference

Population

Hanlontown's population is 229.

City Government

Meets the 1^st Monday of month at 7:00 P.M.

Hanlontown City Hall
P.O. Box 8
Hanlontown, IA 50444
Phone: 641-896-3570
Fax: 641-896-2890

Business/Organizations:

For more information on Hanlontown...

• Central Springs Community Schools (K-12)
• Community Quick Reference Guide for the City of Hanlontown