title: Moingona, Iowa
text: # Moingona, Iowa
  
  Moingona is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
  
  ## History
  
  Moingona got its start in 1866, when the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was extended to that point. The community derives its name from the Moingona Indians. A post office was established at Moingona in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Kate Shelley, a local heroine and namesake of the Kate Shelley High Bridge
  