From the Iowa State Gazeteer and Business Directory 1882: Plainview, Scott County, Iowa Contributed by Cathy Labath ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAINVIEW. The location of 4 families in Scott County, 15 1/2 miles northwest of Davenport (c.h.) and 5 south of Dixon, the nearest station on the Davenport line-C., M. & St. P. Ry. Mail semi-weekly. Charles Schmidt, postmaster. Schmidt Charles, Saloon Strahtmaun Hans, general store Thode Peter, blacksmith ========================================================================== 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. This file was prepared for the Iowa Archives by Cathy Labath ======================================================================