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Wightman, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°13′57″N 94°36′35″W / 42.23250°N 94.60972°W / 42.23250; -94.60972
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Wightman, Iowa
Wightman, Iowa is located in Iowa
Wightman, Iowa
Wightman, Iowa
Wightman, Iowa is located in the United States
Wightman, Iowa
Wightman, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°13′57″N 94°36′35″W / 42.23250°N 94.60972°W / 42.23250; -94.60972
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID464802[1]

Wightman is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa, in the United States.[1] It has a population of less than 500 individuals.[2]

History

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Wightman was platted in 1903 when the Chicago Great Western Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for one of its founders, R. C. Wight.[3]

Wightman's population was 35 in 1925.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wightman, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Wightman (Calhoun County, IA) - Census". Roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Beaumont E. Stonebraker (1915). Past and Present of Calhoun County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Pioneer publishing Company. pp. 162.
  4. ^ 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. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.