Emergency Crime Scene and Biohazard Cleanup in Cincinnati, IA

Cincinnati is a city in Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, in far southern Iowa, and it carries the nickname 'CinCy'.

Cincinnati was platted in 1855 and was incorporated on February 13, 1875.

The town was named for Cincinnati, Ohio, the hometown of early resident J.H.B. Armstrong.

Cincinnati began as a coal mining camp, and like many coal camps of the era it became a hotbed of union activity, strikes and occasional violence — in 1912, Local 775 of the United Mine Workers, based in Cincinnati, had 302 members.

In April 1895, Company E of the Second Regiment of the Iowa National Guard was called to Cincinnati after threats of violence from striking miners.

The 2020 census counted 290 people in Cincinnati, living in 131 households and 82 families.

At its coal-era peak in 1910, Cincinnati had 1,355 residents — more than four times its 2020 population.

Cincinnati covers about 1.75 square miles, all of it land, making it unusually spread out for a town of fewer than 300 people.

Cincinnati students attend schools in the Centerville Community School District.