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3 unusual facts about Linn County


Kansas Democratic caucuses, 2008

Clinton only carried three counties in the state - Franklin, Linn and Miami (both Miami and Linn are situated along the state's border with Missouri where Clinton did far better).

Linn County, Kansas

There are several lake communities in the county (Linn Valley, Lake Chaparral... Tanglewood Lake), which are quick getaways for city dwellers who spend their weekends or holidays there.

Ross McCloud

Born and raised in Ohio, McCloud moved to Iowa when he was a young man, where at the young age of 20, he was elected to the position of County Surveyor of newly organized Linn County, Iowa.


Alburnett, Iowa

Alburnett is home to the Alburnett Community School District, a co-educational school system in Linn County with a district that covers all of Alburnett, all of the unincorporated town of Toddville, and areas of Marion, Robins, and Hiawatha.

Isaac Homer Van Winkle

Van Winkle was born in Linn County, Oregon, near the community of Halsey, to Isaac Newton Van Winkle and Elizabeth Ann Pearl.


see also

James Smith House

James Alexander Smith and Elmarion Smith Barn and Lame-Smith House, Halsey, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Oregon

Sherrie Sprenger

Sprenger was born in the unincorporated community of Lacomb near Lebanon in Linn County.

Waubeek

Waubeek, Iowa, an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa