Fern, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Fern, Iowa
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Iowa#USA
Pushpin Label:Fern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grundy
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:323
Elevation Ft:1060
Coordinates:42.4847°N -92.7706°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:50642
Area Code:319
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:456576

Fern is an unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Grundy County, Iowa.[1]

Location

Fern lies on the junction of 150th Street and Iowa Highway 14, 6.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off northeast of Holland, Iowa.[2]

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.[3] A creamery was built at Fern 1911, and is no longer in use.[4] Fern's population was 25 in 1902,[5] 50 in 1925,[6] and 42 in 1940.[7]

Today Fern consists of a few houses along with a feed store and a concrete grinding company.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Abandoned Towns . iagenweb.org . 18 January 2021 . The Abandoned Towns, Villages, and Post Offices of Iowa.
  2. Web site: Fern Populated Place Profile / Grundy County, Iowa Data . iowa.hometownlocator.com . 18 January 2021 . Fern Populated Place Profile . en . July 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200728115806/https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/ia/grundy/fern.cfm#:~:text=The%20elevation%20of%20Fern%20is%201%2C060%20feet. . live .
  3. Web site: Fern Post Office (historical) in Grundy County IA . iowa.hometownlocator.com . 18 January 2021 . Fern Post Office (historical), Grundy County, Iowa . July 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200728071346/https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,3,fid,1983354,n,fern%20post%20office.cfm . live .
  4. Web site: IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Township: Beaver . iagenweb.org . 13 April 2021 . April 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413231903/http://iagenweb.org/grundy/land/landtownshipsbeaver.html . live .
  5. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en . June 9, 2021 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229210727/https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC . live .
  6. Book: 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 . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 190 . en . June 20, 2021 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229220633/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ . live .
  7. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 299 . en . January 9, 2024 . November 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103000157/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ . live .
  8. Web site: Fern Feed & Seed 22985 150th St Holland, IA - MapQuest . www.mapquest.com . 21 January 2021 . en . January 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128134400/https://www.mapquest.com/us/iowa/fern-feed-seed-405055242 . live .

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