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Subject: Hynes, Iowa
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: yeoldescribe-ga
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Posted: 08 Aug 2002 08:12 PDT
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Question ID: 52183
Where is (or was) Hynes, Iowa on the map.  What township - and county
- is it a part of?..If the hamlet or village is extinct, when (and
why) did it faze out of existence.  I can't find it, anywhere, on the
map. If you have difficulty locating the town; would the Iowa
Historical Society be of any help, and if so, what is their website
and email? Much thanks, yeoldescribe
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Subject: Re: Hynes, Iowa
From: rico-ga on 08 Aug 2002 09:11 PDT
 
Hi YeoldeScribe,

A partial answer for you which you get as a comment since I can't
provide an exact location. Hynes was part of Monroe County, Iowa, but
doesn't appear to be in existence anymore.  The last reference I could
find to it still physically existing was an obituary listing from
1910.

See...

http://iagenweb.org/state/places/monroe.htm

and...

http://216.239.33.100/search?q=cache:MP7ENWyHResC:homepages.rootsweb.com/~pierces/about/mam.html+%22Hynes+Monroe+County%22+IA&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Instead of the Historical Society of Iowa's web site, which is,

http://www.iowahistory.org/

... and email at helpdesk@its.state.ia.us 

I'd personally try the Iowa Genalogical Society's Resource Center
at...

http://gallery.bcentral.com/Gallery/ProductListing.aspx?GID=4689280&Dept=104055

I suspect the $15.00 research fee would garner the info you want. Best
of luck!

rico
Subject: Re: Hynes, Iowa
From: yeoldescribe-ga on 08 Aug 2002 10:05 PDT
 
Thanx for the speed of your research, and a thorough answer.  Just
under two hours. KP
Subject: 1 3/4 miles SE of Avery, IA
From: ulu-ga on 08 Aug 2002 10:51 PDT
 
From "History of Monroe County Iowa" by Frank Hickenlooper 1896.
"Avery was established in 1868 when the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railway was put through and is 5-6 miles east of Albia. In the
vicinity of Avery are the Chisholm Mines which are now about worked
out."
"Hynes City lies 1 3/4 miles southeast of Avery. The locality is also
known as "Smoky Hollow." It was named after the superintendent of the
mine, Faley Hynes. It had a population of 250-300 people
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.monroe/1088.3

Monroe County Historical Society
114 A Ave E
Albia, IA 52531
(515) 932-7046 

http://genforum.genealogy.com/ia/monroe/

Patrick H. Hynes submitted by Dick Barton

Patrick H. Hynes is one of the younger yet prominent representatives
of commercial interests in Monroe county. He is now secretary of the
Smoky Hollow Coal Company, of Avery, and secretary and manager of the
Avery Supply Company.

He was born April 14, 1865, in Boylesville, Champaign county, Ohio,
and is of Irish lineage, his parents, Patrick and Mary (Short) Hynes,
having been natives of the Emerald Isle. In that country they were
married, and on crossing the briny deep to the New World took up their
residence in Ohio, where they followed farming. In 1870 they became
residents of Iowa, and the father carried on agricultural pursuits
near Keokuk until his death, which occurred in 1871. His wife survived
him for many years, and passed away in Avery, in September, 1890.

The family of Mr. and Mrs. Hynes numbered four children: Patrick H.,
of this review; Faley, who is now superintendent of the Smoky Hollow
Coal Company, and married Miss Emma Pettit, by whom he had two
children, William and John; Maggie, wife of Andrew Butler, by whom she
has one son, John; and John, deceased. The surviving members of this
family are all residents of Avery.

Mr. Hynes of this review was reared to manhood in his parents' home,
and attended school in Beacon. Subsequently he engaged in Elliott's
Business College, of Burlington, that he might fit himself for life's
practical duties. He began his business career as a carpenter and coal
miner, and carried on work in those lines until his election as
secretary of the Smoky Hollow Coal Company, of Avery. He thoroughly
understands the business in all its details, and is therefore capable
of directing others. He embodies the spirit of the times in his
enterprising, progressive business methods, is a popular young man,
highly esteemed both in business and social circles, and he has many
friends in this locality.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/iastbios/mbr1896/mbr1896-h.htm
Subject: Re: Hynes, Iowa
From: mwalcoff-ga on 08 Aug 2002 11:08 PDT
 
If Hynes was 1.5 miles southeast of Avery, Monroe County, it would
have been in Mantua Township. See
(http://www.iamonroe.org/township.html).
Subject: Topo Map
From: ulu-ga on 08 Aug 2002 11:58 PDT
 
This is a topographica map of the area.  I'm guessing the strip mine
is the Chisholm Mines.  The town was probably in this valley ("Smoky
Hollow").  There are several buildings marked on the map in that area.
 The large red numbers are the section numbers for Mantua township, so
it was probably in section 10.
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=15&n=4544832&e=525932&s=25&size=m
Subject: Hynes vs. Smoky Hollow
From: ulu-ga on 14 Aug 2002 06:38 PDT
 
Finding this conflicting information for Smoky Hollow, perhaps you
should contact the Monroe County Historical Society at 515-932-7046 to
be certain.

There are other Smoky Hollows, but I don't think they are where Hynes
was (near Avery).
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnisprod?f_name=smoky+hollow&variant=Y&f_state=Iowa&f_cnty=&f_ty=&elev1=&elev2=&cell=&pop1=&pop2=&my_function=Send+Query&last_name=&last_state=&last_cnty=&page_cnt=&record_cnt=&tab=Y
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form

A century ago, my grandfather, Faley Hynes, was mining coal in Albia,
Iowa.
http://www.snc.edu/president/speech_3312000.htm

Max Cooper was born in 1915 in Smoky Hollow, Iowa
http://ionanet.com/max/

He worked for the Smoky Hollow Coal Co., for 35 years. 
http://obits.com/hendersontom.html

Mr. David Wesley Wignall, Sr., 77, of Glen St. Mary, Fla., passed away
Sunday, October 28, 2001. He was born in Smoky Hollow, Monroe County,
Iowa, to the late Ruth and Albert Wignall.
http://www.bcstandard.com/News/2001/1031/Obituaries/039.html

Orthophoto quad of the area. (Aerial photo)  Avery is in the upper
left.  I'm not seeing the remnants of a town of 250-300 people.
http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.asp?S=12&T=1&X=657&Y=5681&Z=15&W=2

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