Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa Explained

Kedron Township is a township in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.

Details

Discord is a former unincorporated community in Kedron Township. A post office was established at Discord in 1870, and remained in operation until 1884.^{[1] [2]}

The origin of the name "Discord" is obscure.^[3] Discord has been called the "best representation of complete abandonment [in the area] now marked only by a sign."^[4]

References

42.427°N -95.8454°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Woodbury County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155720/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IA&county=Woodbury . 2 April 2015 .
2. https://siouxcityjournal.com/special-section/local/cities-in-woodbury-county-past-and-present/article_3fee7c62-0f0a-567c-b534-eb2d59c3c30c.html Cities in Woodbury County past and present
3. News: A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier . Moville Record . Oct 16, 2003 . 3 November 2015 . 5.
4. Holcomb . Jason P. . Frederic . Paul . Brunn . Stanley D. . 2020 . A Visual Typology of Abandonment in Rural America: From End-of-Life to Treading Water, Recycling, Renaissance, and Revival . Land . 9 . 3 . 94 . en . 10.3390/land9030094. free .