James, Iowa
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James is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Plymouth County, in the U.S. state of
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History

A post office was established at James in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943. The community was named for James Blair, the brother of railroad magnate John Insley Blair. James' population was 25 in 1902, and 35 in 1925.


References

Unincorporated communities in Plymouth County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{PlymouthCountyIA-geo-stub