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Ivester, Iowa

Coordinates: 42°20′23″N 92°56′39″W / 42.33972°N 92.94417°W / 42.33972; -92.94417
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Ivester, Iowa
Ivester, Iowa is located in Iowa
Ivester, Iowa
Ivester, Iowa
Location of Ivester, Iowa
Ivester, Iowa is located in the United States
Ivester, Iowa
Ivester, Iowa
Ivester, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°20′23″N 92°56′39″W / 42.33972°N 92.94417°W / 42.33972; -92.94417
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyGrundy County
Elevation
341 m (1,119 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464591

Ivester is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

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Ivester is located on County Road T19 9 miles (14 km) west of Grundy Center. It is in Melrose Township.[1]

History

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Founded in 1871, Ivester was named after Charles Ivester Keiter, the editor of The Atlas, a Grundy Center newspaper.[2]

Ivester had a post office[3] and a German Baptist Church in the late 1800s. Founded in 1871, the congregation is still active as the Ivester Church of the Bretheren.[4] Circa 1915, Iverster was also the site of a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a creamery.[5]

The post office at Ivester closed in 1904.[6]

In 2019, after ten years of debate, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved a 35-mill wind farm in Ivester. The wind farm was controversial, drawing both detractors and supporters.[7]

The Ivester site is sometimes referred to as a ghost town.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: Garmin, Ltd. 2021. p. 30.
  2. ^ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 116. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
  3. ^ United States Official Postal Guide (1896), George F. Lasher, Printer. p. 350.
  4. ^ "Find a Church – Church of the Brethren congregations". Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Sommer, Christian N. (1915). The Progressive Medical Guide: A Domestic Medical Book Accompanying the Progressive Medicine Case for the Treatment of Man & Animals.
  6. ^ Old Post Offices: Grundy County, IA[permanent dead link] IAGenWeb.com Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  7. ^ "Supervisors give final approval on Ivester Wind Farm". The Grundy Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Grundy County Iowa". www.iowaghosttowns.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.