Folletts is an

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, United States. It is located at the intersections of 292nd Street and County Highway Z36 on the north bank of the

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. It is one mile west of Shaffton and three miles east of McCausland, at 41.750099N, -90.354990W.

History

A ferry service was established by William Follett on the

in 1837. In 1884, the Folletts post office was established; it was discontinued in 1933.Savage, Tom (2007). ''A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names'', p. 88. University Of Iowa Press. . The population of Folletts was 48 in 1902, and 50 in 1925. Until the

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, Folletts was an important trade stop on the

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. The population was 59 in 1940.

References

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