Mackey is an
unincorporated community
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in
Boone County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Iowa
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.
History
The community was named after Sebastian Mackey, an early settler. Mackey was not officially
plat
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ted.
A variant name was "Mackey’s Grove".
A
post office
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called Mackeys Grove was established in 1870, the name was changed to Mackey in 1883, and the post office closed in 1905. Mackey's population was 25 in 1902, and 51 in 1925.
References
Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Iowa
1870 establishments in Iowa
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