Fern, Iowa

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Fern, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Fern is located in Iowa
Fern
Fern
Coordinates: 42°29′05″N 92°46′14″W / 42.48472°N 92.77056°W / 42.48472; -92.77056Coordinates: 42°29′05″N 92°46′14″W / 42.48472°N 92.77056°W / 42.48472; -92.77056
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyGrundy
Elevation
1,060 ft (323 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)319
GNIS feature ID456576

Fern is an unincorporated community located in the thirty-second section of Beaver Township, Grundy County, Iowa.[1] As of January 2021 it has approximately 15 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, 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 in the late 19th century or early 20th century, and is no longer in use.[5] Fern's population was 25 in 1902,[6] and 50 in 1925.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Abandoned Towns". iagenweb.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Fern Populated Place Profile / Grundy County, Iowa Data". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Fern Feed & Seed 22985 150th St Holland, IA - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Fern Post Office (historical) in Grundy County IA". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ "IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Township: Beaver". iagenweb.org. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. ^ 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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