February: Searsboro, population 148, finds out that its post office is among the first mentioned in what will become of a wave of potential closures.
July 24: The New York Times runs a blog post with a Searsboro dateline related to the Republican presidential contest.
Late July: Searsboro finds out that its post office will close September 24.
August 2: The town votes to disincorporate. It follows Littleport in 2005, Athelstan in 2004 and Kent in 2003.
Searsboro, Iowa: 1849-2011.