Ehler, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Ehler, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Delaware
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1017
Coordinates:42.3103°N -91.5128°W
Area Code:563
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464549

Ehler is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The community lies three miles southwest of Ryan.

History

Ehler's first settler was Henry Ehlers, who settled in that area of Delaware County in 1855, near a spring. Henry Ehlers has been a war veteran, and he later served as a member of the Delaware County board of supervisors.

The Illinois Central Railroad was built through this area of Adams Township, and the small community of Ehler was soon founded in Section 26 of the township. The Ehler post office was established in 1888. F.P. Ryan served as the first postmaster of Ehler.

A number of general stores operated in the community during its early years.[1]

Ehler's population was 14 in 1887,[2] and was 27 in 1902.[3]

The Ehler post office closed in March 1914.[4] At that time, Ehler was described as a "small village" in a 1914 history of Delaware County.[1]

Ehler's population was 26 in 1917.[5] The population was 100 in 1940.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Merry, John F. . History of Delaware County, Iowa, and Its People . 1914 . 289, 294 . S. J. Clarke publishing Company . en.
  2. Book: Cram, George Franklin . Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States . 1887 . G.F. Cram . 367–369 . en.
  3. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Ehler Post Office (historical) . 2021-07-23 . geonames.usgs.gov.
  5. Book: Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases . 63–66 .
  6. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 298 . en.