Voorhies is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Lincoln Township,
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County is a county in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 131,144, making it Iowa's fifth-most populous county. The county seat is Waterloo.
Black Hawk County is part of the Water ...
,
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...
, United States.
Voorhies is located in the most southwestern portion of Black Hawk County at approximately 6 miles southwest of
Hudson
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* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
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* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
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and 7 miles east of
Reinbeck.
History
Voorhies was platted on June 17, 1900, shortly after the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...
reached its location.
There are two businesses currently in Voorhies - a grain elevator, the Voorhies Grain Company and Raincap Industries. However, in 1904 in addition to the Northern Grain Company
Voohries had a cooperative telephone association
and creamery.
In 1924, Voorhies' population was 45.
References
External links
Black Hawk County government
Unincorporated communities in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Waterloo – Cedar Falls metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Iowa
1900 establishments in Iowa
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