Sutliff is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Johnson County

Johnson County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 130,882 in the county, with a population density of . There were 55,967 housing units, of which 52,715 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

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, just south of Lisbon

Lisbon, Iowa

Lisbon is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the city of Mount Vernon. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lisbon is located at ....

. The community was founded at the location of Sutliff's ferry. The ferry was operated from 1838 or 1840 onward by Allen (or Allan) C. Sutliff (1796–1873), the elder brother of the Ohio Supreme Court Judge Milton Sutliff

Milton Sutliff

Milton Sutliff was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was a member of the Ohio Senate for one year and an Ohio Supreme Court Judge from 1858 to 1863.- Biography :...

 (1806–1878). The community is known for its bridge

Sutliff Bridge

The Sutliff Bridge is a bridge over the Cedar River at Sutliff, a Johnson County community near Lisbon, Iowa, United States. A Parker truss bridge, it was built in 1897 and 1898 at a cost of approximately $12,000...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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, which was badly damaged during the Iowa Flood of 2008

Iowa flood of 2008

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. Baxa's Sutliff Store & Tavern is the main public business.The Sutliff Store has been sitting on the banks of the Cedar River next to the Historic Sutliff Bridge since 1899.