Fern, Iowa
Fern, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 42°29′05″N 92°46′14″W / 42.48472°N 92.77056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Grundy |
| Elevation | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 319 |
| GNIS feature ID | 456576 |
Fern is an unincorporated community located in the thirty-second section of Beaver Township, Grundy County, Iowa.[1] As of February 2022 it has 14 inhabited houses.
Location
Fern lies on the junction of 150th Street and N Avenue of Iowa Highway 14, 6.1 miles (9.8 kilometers) northeast of Holland, Iowa, the location of its postal code. It goes under the postal code 50642.[2]
Businesses
Fern has a feed store, Fern Feed & Seed, and a concrete grinding company, West Fork Grinding.[3]
History
Fern had a post office that opened under the name of Andersonville on June 22, 1892, until it was discontinued on December 31, 1907. The name was changed from Andersonville to Fern on March 20, 1894.[4] A creamery was built at Fern c. 1911, and is no longer in use.[5] Fern's population was 25 in 1902,[6] and 50 in 1925.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Abandoned Towns". iagenweb.org. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Fern Populated Place Profile / Grundy County, Iowa Data". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Fern Feed & Seed 22985 150th St Holland, IA - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Fern Post Office (historical) in Grundy County IA". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Township: Beaver". iagenweb.org. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
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