Fern, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

42°29′05″N 92°46′14″W / 42.48472°N 92.77056°W / 42.48472; -92.77056CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyGrundyElevation

1,060 ft (323 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code319GNIS feature ID456576

Fern is an unincorporated community located in the thirty-second section of Beaver Township, Grundy County, Iowa.^[1] As of February 2022 it has 14 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, the location of 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 c. 1911, and is no longer in use.^[5] Fern's population was 25 in 1902,^[6] 50 in 1925,^[7] and 42 in 1940.^[8]

References

^ "IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Abandoned Towns". iagenweb.org. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "Fern Populated Place Profile / Grundy County, Iowa Data". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "Fern Feed & Seed 22985 150th St Holland, IA - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^ "Fern Post Office (historical) in Grundy County IA". iowa.hometownlocator.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ "IAGenWeb Grundy Co.: Land: Township: Beaver". iagenweb.org. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ 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. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 299. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2024.