Saint Donatus (Iowa)

[St. Donatus, a village in Tete des Morts Township, Jackson County, Iowa, was founded by Luxembourg immigrants around 1850. It is noteworthy for its historic mid-19th century Luxembourg-style buildings and church and for its Luxembourg-American community.]

found: Given, Welker. A Luxemburg idyll in early Iowa, ©1922:page 2 (St. Donatus, the one village of the Luxemburger township) - https://archive.org/details/luxemburgidyllin00give

found: The St. Donatus story, 1985:title page (St. Donatus) pages 25-26 (earliest settlers from Luxembourg arrived around 1838 in the Tetes [sic] des Morts creek valley) page 28 (post office established at Tetes des Morts, Jackson County, December 6, 1839; that post office was replaced by one at St. Donatus, August 30, 1855) page 29 (parish established in 1852; inhabitants still referred to the settlement as Tetes des Morts)

found: Gardini, Fausto. St. Donatus, Iowa, c2007:title page (St. Donatus) page 6 (St. Donatus in Tête des Morts Township; originally settled almost exclusively by immigrants from Luxembourg)

found: GNIS website, viewed on March 26, 2015:Saint Donatus (Jackson County, Iowa; populated place that is also an incorporated place with the same name and the same census code; 42.3608433 -90.5392951, 422139N 0903221W) City of Saint Donatus (Jackson County, Iowa; incorporated place; 42.3622991 -90.5420029, 422144N 0903231W) - http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/

found: Wikipedia website, viewed on March 26, 2015:St. Donatus, Iowa (population 135 per 2010 census; known for its status as a Luxembourger village, with historic architecture and views along U.S. Highway 52; home of a historic Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel, the town's namesake; formerly named Tetes de Morts [sic], the name of a creek that flows through the village; located at 42°21ʹ38ʺN 90°32ʹ20ʺW (42.360590, -90.538790)) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Donatus,_Iowa

notfound: GeoNames (National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency) search, March 26, 2015

[St. Donatus, a village in Tete des Morts Township, Jackson County, Iowa, was founded by Luxembourg immigrants around 1850. It is noteworthy for its historic mid-19th century Luxembourg-style buildings and church and for its Luxembourg-American community.]