Froelich, Iowa Explained

Official Name:	Froelich, Iowa
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Iowa
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Iowa
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Clayton
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	1017
Coordinates:	43.0067°N -91.3217°W
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	456791

Froelich ^[1] is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States.

History

Froelich was once served by its own post office, which is now closed.

Froelich was named for the early landowner of the town site.^[2] The agricultural industrialist John Froelich, a son of the town's founder, grew up in Froelich. Froelich's population was 60 in 1902,^[3] and 43 in 1925.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pronouncing Iowa Place Names: An Audio Guide (Expanded to 100 entries).
2. Book: Price, Realto E. . History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present . Robert O. Law Company . 1916 . 317.
3. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
4. 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.