Ivester is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
Geography
Ivester is located on County Road T19 9 miles (14 km) west of Grundy Center. It is in Melrose Township.[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 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
References
- ^ Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: Garmin, Ltd. 2021. p. 30.
- ^ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 116. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
- ^ United States Official Postal Guide (1896), George F. Lasher, Printer. p. 350.
- ^ "Find a Church – Church of the Brethren congregations". Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Sommer, Christian N. (1915). The Progressive Medical Guide: A Domestic Medical Book Accompanying the Progressive Medicine Case for the Treatment of Man & Animals.
- ^ Old Post Offices: Grundy County, IA[permanent dead link] IAGenWeb.com Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Supervisors give final approval on Ivester Wind Farm". The Grundy Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Grundy County Iowa". www.iowaghosttowns.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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