Voorhies, Iowa

Voohries, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Voohries, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 42°20′9″N 92°28′58″W / 42.33583°N 92.48278°W / 42.33583; -92.48278Coordinates: 42°20′9″N 92°28′58″W / 42.33583°N 92.48278°W / 42.33583; -92.48278
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Black Hawk
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Voorhies, Iowa is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.

Voorhies is located in the most southwestern portion of Black Hawk County at 42°20′09″N 92°28′58″E / 42.3358204°N 92.4826908°E / 42.3358204; 92.4826908^[1] approximately 6 miles southwest of Hudson and 7 miles east of Reinbeck.

Voorhies was platted on June 17, 1900, shortly after the Chicago and Northwestern Railway reached its location.^[2]^:238

There are two businesses currently in Voorhies - a grain elevator, the Voorhies Grain Company and Raincap Industries, an American made company that does business all over the world.^[3] However, in 1904 in addition to the Northern Grain Company^[2]^:665 Voohries had a cooperative telephone association^[2]^:698 and creamery.^[2]^:678

References

↑ "United States Geological Survey". GNIS Database. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
1 2 3 4 Isaiah Van Metre, ed. (1904). History of Black Hawk County (PDF). Chicago, Illinois: Biographical Publishing Company. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
↑ "Voohries Grain Company Inc". Retrieved 2 September 2013.

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Black Hawk County government

Municipalities and communities of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Waterloo

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CDP	Washburn

Other unincorporated communities	Dewar Eagle Center Voorhies

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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