FLOYD'S VALLEY: Early name of LeMars post office. Established May 24, 1869, James H. Garrison; renamed LeMars Aug 5, 1870, John Blodget. The date when the name was made two words, Le Mars, is not recorded.

~Compiled by local historian and genealogist John Winterringer. Published in the LeMars Sentinel, June 29, 1995