Buchanan County Iowa
City / Town Name Changes Frink’s Grove to Avon An Act to change the name of Frink’s Grove to Avon. Name Change Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the name of Frink’s Grove, in Buchanan county, be, and the same is hereby changed, to Avon. Sec. 2. This act to take effect on and after its publication. Approved Jan. 21, 1857. [Acts, Resolutions & Memorial, Regular Session, Sixth General Assembly, Iowa, 1857] Submitted by Cathy Danielson New Haven to Stoughton An Act to change the name of New Haven, in Buchanan county. Change Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the name of New Haven, in Buchanan county, be, and the same is hereby changed to Stoughton, and McClure’s second addition to Independence, and that all additions to the said New Haven be designated and known as additions to Independence. Recorded Sec. 2. Within sixty days after the passage of this act, a copy of the same shall be filed for record, in the office of the recorder of deeds of Buchanan county, and from and after such filing in all conveyances of lots in any of the said additions, the descriptions shall be in accordance with the changes made by this act: Provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to vitiate the title to any lot heretofore conveyed in the said New Haven or any addition thereto. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its publication in Independence Civilian and Iowa City Republican, without expense to the State. Approved January 27, 1857. [Acts, Resolutions & Memorial, Regular Session, Sixth General Assembly, Iowa, 1857] Submitted by Cathy Danielson Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.