From the 1882 Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory: Winthrop, Buchanan Co., Iowa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prepared for the Iowa Archives by: Cathy Labath ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WINTHROP. Contains 300 inhabitants and is situated on the I. div. I.C.R.R. in Buchanan county, 61 miles west of Dubuque and 8 east of Independence (c.h.) The school here is a graded public and the churches are Congregational and Baptist. Shipments, grain and stock. Daily stage ot Quasqueton. Exp. , Am. Tel. W.U. Mail, daily. W. Woodworth, postmaster. Chamberlain M A, drugs. Dodd H C, express and real estate agent. Ferguson J P, wagonmaker. Ferguson M J, blacksmith Foster A P, hotel propr. Fox & Johnston, druggists. Heldrith Wayne, general store. Heldrith & Chesley, live stock. Hovey D W, hardware. Jack Alexander, boots and shoes. Kirpatric John, blacksmith. Kirpatric Wm, blacksmith. Owen J D, boots and shoes. Palmetier & Pullz, general store. Risk Alexander, grain and produce. Ryder & Metcalf, grain and lumber. Scoville C W, hotel propr. Spemgler George, live stock. Titus G E, livery. Woodworth A E, grocer ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for their private use as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Prepared for the Iowa Archives by: Cathy Labath ======================================================================