Voorhies 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
Lincoln Township,
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County is a county in the northeastern part of the 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 Wa ...
,
Iowa
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, United States.
Voorhies is located in the most southwestern portion of Black Hawk County approximately southwest of
Hudson
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian f ...
and 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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