Linby is a populated place in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA. Latitude: 41.15056: Longitude: -92.14111: Elevation: 810 ft The following infor…Linby is a populated place in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA. Latitude: 41.15056: Longitude: -92.14111: Elevation: 810 ft The following information comes from the book "Glimpses of Yesterday" by Dixie Richardson, published in 1999 and copied here with her permission. The book contains histories and personal memories of Richland, Iowa, and the surrounding area. Linby is located a short distance south east of Pekin in Polk Township. Linby came into existence in 1902 when surveyors who were surveying for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad founded it. The railroad was having the area surveyed for a line they planned to run from Chicago to Kansas City. The new line ran through the farms of William Brown, Thomas Linder, and Basil Mowrey and was completed in 1903. The Burlington Western railroad came through the area in 1882. The Burlington Western railroad was later sold to the C. B. & Q. railroad. The Milwaukee line crossed the C. B. & Q. line on the northeast corner of William Brown's farm. Because the two railroads crossed it was necessary to build a depot. An interlocking system was installed and had to be guarded 24 hours a day.
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