Sexton, Iowa

Sexton, Iowa
Lost town
Sexton elevator
Sexton, Iowa Sexton's position in Iowa.
Coordinates: 43°04′58″N 94°05′21″W / 43.08278°N 94.08917°WCoordinates: 43°04′58″N 94°05′21″W / 43.08278°N 94.08917°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Kossuth
Post Office opened	August 20, 1888
Elevation	370 m (1,220 ft)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	461516[1]

Sexton, Iowa was a city in Irvington Township, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 18 and Kossuth CR P60.

Sexton was platted in 1889.^[2] The town contained a post office from August 1888 until May 1974.^[3]

Today

A few houses, a Racer's Bar and Grill and the Sexton elevator are all that remain of Sexton. There is now a census-designated place named Sexton used by the United States Census Bureau to count the remaining residents.

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Sexton." USGS. URL Retrieved June 26, 2010.
2. Reed, Benjamin F. (1913). History of Kossuth County, Iowa, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 589.
3. "Feature Detail Report for: Sexton Post Office (historical)." USGS. URL Retrieved June 26, 2010.