Ivester, Iowa
unincorporated community
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. It is located on County Road T19 west of Grundy Center, at 42.339581N, -92.994041W.[1]

History

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 Ivester Church of the Brethren. The post office at Ivester closed in 1904.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  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. ↑ Old Post Offices: Grundy County, IA IAGenWeb.com Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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