Source: Fremont County entries, R. L. Polk's & Co.'s Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1918-1919, Vol. 19

• Anderson
Population 100: On the C. B. & Q. R. Railroad in Sidney Township, 4 miles northeast of Sidney, the county seat. Has a Presbyterian church and a bank. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. Ida V. Thompson, postmaster.
• Anderson Savings Bank (capital $15,000), Jesse Henderson pres, G E Langham cashr
• Beeson F & Co, general store
• Brandon Bros Lumber Co, Blake Strait mngr
• Chambers Bros, live stock
• Estes A L, r r, exp and tel agt
• Gordon B F, garage
• Henderson Bros, live stock
• Hubbard C D, restaurant
• Haning & Goy, grain elevator
• Heath A J, blacksmith
• Langham G E, cashr Anderson Savings Bank
• Seymour S A, grocer and meats
• THOMPSON IDA V, Postmaster
• Van Buskirk Bros, grain elevator and coal

• Bartlett
Population, 150: On the Burlington Route in Scott township, 20 miles northwest of Sidney, the judicial seat, and 28 miles from Council Bluffs. Has a bank, Tel., W. U. Exp Adams.
• Bank of Bartlett, C H Harris propr
• Boyd George, feed
• Chambers C M, live stock breeder
• Ettleman J T, genl store, lumber and grain
• Eyler D C, garage and blksmith
• Eyler F R, confectioner
• Hopkins C C, general store
• Potter G W, r r, tel and exp agt

• Farmer City
A discontinued Post Office in Fremont county. Send mail to Imogene.

• Farragut
Population 600: An incorporated town on the C. B. & Q. R. Railroad, in Fisher township, 110 miles southwest of Des Moines, and 11 miles east of Sidney, the judicial seat.
It has Christian, Congregational and Methodist churches, a graded public school, 2 banks and a weekly newspaper, the Leader. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. W. B. Trullinger, postmaster.
• Artificial Ice Co, J J Whisler mngr
• Beatty J J, physician
• Bopp Myre, apiarist
• Campbell & Sons (Archibald, Archibald G and Frederick E), hdwe and furn
• Case W H, grocer, meats
• Clark James H & Sons, hdwe and furn
• Clark Wm B, live stock
• Coleman Art, drugs
• Coleman H L, physician
• Commercial Savings Bank (capital $23,500), W B Cox pres, F E Ruby cashr
• Dickey John S, live stock breeder
• Eaton Wm, veterinary surgeon
• Farmers' Elevator Co, Henry Borchers mngr
• Farmers' Supply Co, J C Jones mngr, agricultural implements
• Farragut Leader, Elmer B Wilbor publr
• Farragut Light & Power Co, H C Loonan mngr
• Farragut Telephone Co, Jesse Whisler mngr
• First National Bank (capital $50,000), T H Reed pres, W Rogers cashr
• Henstorf Robt, fire insurance
• Herriman Bros, general store
• Jones C, poultry
• King R W, coal and wood
• Kleckner Lora C, auctioneer
• Long Wm H, cement blocks
• Loonan H G, lumber
• Nebraska & Iowa Grain Co, N E Vansidle mngr
• Pease John, apiarist
• Roberts Frank H, grocer
• Rogers W, cashr First Natl Bank
• Ruby F E, fire insurance and cashier
• Commercial Savings Bank
• Scott Wm C, general store
• Sederstrom Gust, blacksmith
• Sharp L L, contractor
• Sheppard J F, drugs
• Spear Edward E, life insurance
• Speers Thomas, apiarist
• Stevens M L, harness
• Stewart C A, dentist
• TRULLINGER W B, Postmaster and Fire Insurance
• Trumbull Bros, auto garage
• Vansant W W & Sons, seed corn
• Vaughn Bros, drayage
• Wilbor Elmer B, publr "Farragut Leader"
• Wilcoxon G G, picture theatre
• Wilson J E, contractor

• Hamburg
Population 2,300: An incorporated city on the Nishnabotna river and on the Burlington Route, 11 miles south of Sidney, the judicial seat, 52 south of Council Bluffs and 154 southwest of Des Moines. It has a good system of water works, paved streets, electroliers, 3 banks, an opera hall, good schools, 9 churches and 2 newspapers, "the Reporter and the Republican". Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. Fred L Ives, postmaster.
• Alberson Duke, auctioneer
• Anderson M O, cash Farmers Savings Bank
• Anspach W W, second hand goods
• Baker Charles W, farm implts
• Baldwin J F, cash Merchants' Exchange Bank
• Bank of Hamburg, B M Beal pres, B G Franklin cash
• Bechtel J M, fruit grower
• Bogan James, millinery
• Brainerd Alva H, marble works
• Bronson Frank H, confectioner
• Brown Albert, bill poster
• Brown Wm J, real estate
• Butterfield Charles D, real estate
• Butts Hazel, produce
• Carpenter G B, live stock
• Central America Land & Development Co, F L Thompson pres, H H McAdoo sec and treas
• Clark Richard E, coal
• Cloepfil Earl, garage Connor Bros (Robert R, Frank W and Charles), general store
• Copeland Mark, hotel
• Courtney Charles, restaurant
• Cowles Lee, horse breeder
• Coy Herbert D, dentist
• Cummins Leonard, meats
• Cunningham Sidney B, insurance
• Dalby Eugene T, insurance
• Danley Royal C, physician
• Davey Charles W, farm implements
• Davidson Wm T, publr The Republican
• Davis Frank, hardware and furniture
• Dinwiddie & Son (Mrs Mary L and Isaac B), hardware
• Duncan Lulu Mrs, hotel
• Farmers' Savings Bank (capital $50,000), C W Davey pres, M O Anderson cashr
• Finnell Simpson, live stock
• Fletcher W D, garage
• Forsyth Lawrence R, lawyer
• Foxal Joseph R, produce
• Franklin B G, cash Bank of Hamburg
• Grape Grain Co Gude Clem, horse breeder
• Hamburg Bottling Works, Chalmers Vyse mgr
• Hamburg Broom Works (Don McBride, W Warnstaff)
• Hamburg Electric Co. Harry Clark mgr
• Hamburg Mutual Telephone Co, Bert Coles mgr
• Hamburg Opera House, J H Gaylord mgr
• Hamburg Reporter, Fred W Hill publr
• Hamburg Republican The, W T Davidson publr
• Hatch Charles T, harness
• Hatch Lulu P, Mrs, artist
• Hayes Hezekiah, dentist
• Henderson Hotel, Mrs M E Howard prop
• Hickman R F, lawyer
• Hilger Lewis J, shoes
• Hotel Julien, Mrs C G Fisher prop
• Hub Clothing Co, J P Rees mgr
• Iowa Telephone Co
• Ireland Phetta, chiropractor
• Iris Theatre, J H Gaylord mgr moving pictures
• IVES FRED L, Postmaster
• James Willard S, lumber and coal
• Jolly Arnold, physician
• Kinney John S, produce
• Larson Frederick, feed barn
• Leader The, M J Barrett prop, feed barn
• Larew George, jeweler
• Lloyd Henry, house mover
• Long Dana P, cigars
• Long O B, 2d hand goods
• Lorimer O G, photographer
• McAdoo Charles B, livery
• McAdoo & Dean (Hiram H McAdoo, G Harry Dean), general store
• McBride Frank, grain elevator
• McKissick C W, machinist
• McNail Jefferson O, ice
• Mann Albert H, coal
• Mann Wm E, drugs
• Medford Charles, furn and undertaker
• Merchants' Exchange Bank (capital $12,500), J A Payne pres, J F Baldwin cashr
• Mincer C E, fruit grower
• Mincer Lottie, florist
• Mincer & Smalley (C A Mincer, L H Smalley), clothing
• Mitchell Samuel T, dentist
• Model Dry Goods Co, B F Coughlan mgr
• Murphy John, plumber
• Nies Joseph, grocer
• Nishna Valley Seed Co
• Noble H A, real est
• Noble & Reid (H A Noble, Wert Reid), grain elevator
• Parsons A F, grocer
• Payne M M, live stock
• Rageth N & Son (Nicholas and Wm H), bakers and restaurant
• Reeves B P, county supervisor
• Reeves & Morgan (B Reeves, T Morgan), live stock
• Reid Wert, live stock
• Republican The, W T Davidson prop
• Richards E E, physician
• Riedy Joseph F, hardware and furn
• Riverside Canning Co, Frank W Castleman prop
• Sevenster John, vet surg
• Shuey Alonzo F, cement block
• Simons A A, fruit grower
• Snyder E J, house mover
• Sperry Wade, physician
• Stanton W R, garage
• Stoner Drug Co
• Sturgeon C W, automobiles
• Sullivan Terry, jeweler
• Thompson Wm T, plumber
• Thompson & Thompson, real est and ins
• Thorp W O, restaurant
• Toedt Sarah, florist
• Townsend Doll, horse dealer
• Wagner August, marble works
• Wanamaker Ambrose E, physician
• Waterloo Canning Co, T E Evans mgr
• Wilson N E, cigar mfr
• Zutz Frank, carp
• Zutz & Zutz (Ernest and Albert), lumber and contrs

• Imogene
Population 350: An incorporated town located on the Wabash R. R., in Monroe township, Fremont county, 130 miles southwest of Des Moines and 20 northeast of Sidney, the judicial seat. It has 2 churches, a graded public school, an academy, a convent and 2 banks. Tel., W. U. Exp., W., F. & Co. F. J. Wiman, postmaster.
• Abbott C B, insurance
• Addy R, general store
• Allen Sherman A, physican
• Anderson M, blacksmith, implts and pumps
• Bank of Imogene, W P Cahill pres, J J Cahill cashr
• Dorsey Frank, drayage
• Farmers Supply Co
• First National Bank (capital $25,000), T H Read pres, L S McCracken cashr Gingles James O, auto repairs
• Greenwood Lumber Co, lumber and coal
• Gwynn James L, grain elevator
• Hayes D W, restaurant
• Head M W, drugs and jeweler
• Hilliary N J, hardware and furniture
• Hilliary & Gregory, undertakers
• McCrackin L S, insurance
• McGargill Grain Co
• McGarry James, blacksmith, garage and implts
• O'Connor T G, physician
• St Patrick's Academy
• Scheibeler G L, billiards and restr
• Solomon Grain Co
• Sweeny E J, general store
• Wyman F J, Insurance and Postmaster

• High Creek
A discontinued post office in Locust Grove township, 20 miles southeast of Sidney. Has rural delivery from Hamburg.

• Knox
In Sidney township, 3 miles from Sidney, the judicial seat, shipping point and bank location. Has rural delivery from Thurman.
• Green Heston, general store

• McPaul
Population 100: On the C. B. & Q. R. Railroad, in Scott township, 14 miles northwest of Sidney, and 3 miles from Thurman, the nearest banking point. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams.
• Baldwin O O, general store
• Bentley J R, flour mill
• Hood M E, general store
• Ohun Charles, wagonmaker
• Study H, grain buyer

• Nebraska City Junction
On the C., B. & Q. R. Railroad, in Fremont county. The postal name is Payne.

• Payne
Population 21: On the Burlington Route, in Washington township, Fremont county, 12 miles sonthwest of Sidney, the seat of justice, and 8 from Hamburg, its banking point. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. C. V. Geyer, postmaster.
• Bell Telephone Co
• Cresab S P, live stock breeder
• GEYER C V, Postmaster
• Good Bros Grain Co
• Hickman R E, r r, exp and tel agt
• Junction Store, R O Hoskin mngr
• Mead F C, general store and elevator
• Payne M M, live stock breeder
• Payne S H, live stock

• Percival
Population, 350: A village on the Missouri river and on the C.B. & Q. R. R., in Benton township, Fremont county, 11 miles west of Sidney, the judicial seat. Has Baptist, Congregational and Methodist churches, a graded public school and a bank. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. Clara E. Copeland, postmaster.
• COPELAND CLARA E, Postmaster
• Dean J W, confectioner
• Farmers Savings Bank (capital $10,000), S P Ricketts pres, H S Snyder cashr
• Good Bros, grain elevator
• Johnston R R, r r, exp and tel agt
• Keyser J S, lawyer
• McElroy A A, agrl implements
• Noble & Reid, grain elevator
• Parkinson A H, grocer
• Percival Bank, L D Butterfield pres, M Morrow cashr
• Rogers A C, livery
• Snyder H S, cashr Farmers Savings Bank
• Winans Ray, general store
• Zerger Martha Mrs, hotel

• Randolph
Population 350: An incorporated town on the C. B. & Q. R. Railroad, and on the Nishnabotna river, in Riverside township, 13 miles north of Sidney, and 42 miles southeast of Council Bluffs. Was originally settled in 1875. It has Methodist and Presbyterian churches a graded consolidated school, a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Randolph Enterprise. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. Telephone connection. A. V. Gillette, postmaster.
• Antrim Wm jr, drayage
• Armstrong R R, general store
• Berry C C, r r, exp and tel agt
• Brandon Lumber Co
• Clark Oscar, auto livery
• Co-operative Harness Co
• Fichter A W, cashr First National Bank First National Bank (capital $25,000), C H Fichter pres, A W Fichter cashr
• Ford T C & Co, general store
• Freeman A, general store
• GILLETTE A V, Postmaster
• Green Francis L, restaurant
• Green Ira B, blacksmith
• Heaton S N, county supervisor
• Jones T M, hotel
• Kerr Wm, physician
• Keysor Oscar, sales stable
• McCord I A, dentist
• Martin T H, furniture
• Neiman H W, hdwe and implements
• Ott C B, meats
• Pipper J H, physician
• Pullman J H, cashr Randolph State Bank
• Randolph Garage
• Randolph Enterprise, C E Huffaker propr
• Randolph State Bank, L O Longinaker pres, J H Pullman cashr
• Riode S T & Co, grain and coal
• Sells Theatre, M W Sells mngr
• Snyder F M, poultry
• Spencer F P, fruit grower
• Stout J E, restaurant
• Thomas D W, drugs
• Throckmorton Bernice, milliner
• VanBuskirk Bros, grain

• Riverton
Population 750: In Riverton township, Fremont county, on the C., B. & Q. R. R. and West Nishnabotna river, 9 miles s. e. of Sidney, the judicial seat. Has a bank, Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches and a newspaper. Stages daily to Sidney. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. Cora C. Middleton, postmaster.
• Baldwin L A, physician
• Brooks B H, veterinary surgeon
• Brown Lumber Co
• Clarke G M, r r, exp and tel agt
• Fox W M, harness
• Graves W T, publr Riverton Review
• Kerschner D H, livery
• Kidd Mercantile Co (Albert F and Ernest Kidd), general store
• Kish C C, meats
• Lee M L, jeweler
• McMichael & Shoemaker, lumber and implements
• Manrose B E, locksmith
• MIDDLETON CORA C, Postmaster
• Nishna Valley Bank
• Rankin & Cowden, grain elevator
• Riverton Cash Store, general store
• Riverton Fuel & Ice Co
• Riverton Review, W T Graves publr
• Scott O D, confectionery and restaurant
• Shaffer Frank L, drugs
• Sherman W G, grain elevator
• Shull Lot, live stock
• Shull & Son, hardware and furniture
• Smith Coleman, live stock
• Smith John J, live stock

• Sidney
Population 1,200: The county seat of Fremont county, is an incorporated town located at the southerly terminus of the Hastings & Sidney br. C., B. & Q. R. R., 21 miles s. of Hastings, 40 s. e. of Council Bluffs and 149 s. w. of Des Moines. It is the trade center for a rich agricultural section and has Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a graded public school, 2 banks and 2 newspapers, the Fremont County Herald and the Argus. Stages daily to Riverton. Ships grain, live stock, butter, eggs and produce. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. Telephone connection. George M. Waterman, postmaster.
• Abshire Millard, garage
• Ambler Samuel B, physician
• Ambler S B & Co (Samuel B Ambler), drugs
• Argus The, W H Howe publr
• Bickel C J, meats
• Brandon Bros Lumber Co. Frank Brandon mngr
• Carter Samuel A, brick mnfr
• City Telephone Co, J F Meyer prop
• Craft Warren E, insurance and cashr
• Fremont County Savings Bank
• Crump Rachel, tailor
• Daniels W R, r r, exp and tel agt
• Darrah A F Co, shoes and furng goods
• Dilks Cal B, sheriff
• Eaton Wm, lawyer
• Eclipse Lumber Co, John A Giles mngr
• Ellis Rees B, county auditor
• Esden Clarence J, hardware and implements
• Fremont County Herald, George M Waterman publr
• Fremont County Loan & Abstract Co, L Whitney pres, Ross Whitney sec
• FREMONT COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, (Capital $25,000). F E James Pres, Warren E Craft Cashier
• Gore Frank A, dentist
• Gravenkamp Henry, county engineer
• Gray John M, harness
• Hall E D, contractor
• Heckel George M, shoes
• Hiatt Levy L, milliner
• Hiatt & Ettleman (F R Hiatt, J R Ettleman), hardware
• Hodges, Goy & Co (John T Hodges, John Goy, E A Engelke), general store
• Hoop Philip H, lawyer
• Hummel L P, grocer and meats
• Humphrey I J, vet surgeon
• Johnson Vernon L, lawyer and county attorney
• Jones Mabel B, county supt of schools
• Lacy T M, pumps
• Lankton Joseph, restaurant
• Leiser Leo, jeweler
• Lovelady James M, physician
• Lovelady Ralph S, physician and county coroner
• Malvern Light & Power Co
• Mitchell Willard, real estate
• McClusky Fred W, restaurant
• Metelman C A, cashr National Bank of Sidney
• National Bank of Sidney (capital $60,000), John T Hodges pres, C A Metelman cashr
• Nelson Audrey E, physician
• Nix Bros, restaurant
• Penn Alphonse V, drugs
• Read James, hotel
• Runyon E Walter, real estate
• Sidney Abstract & Loan Co (C B Hatten)
• Sidney Band, H H Stich leader
• Sidney Commercial Club, W S Stephens pres, Frank Brandon sec
• Sidney Elevator Co (R P Lindsay), grain
• Smith Hugh R, clerk of court
• Spencer C R, fruit grower
• Spratlin C E, general store
• Stephens Clothing Co
• Story M O, county treasurer
• Strait E V, county recorder
• Tate R S Mrs, moving pictures
• Thornell A V, lawyer
• Travis & DeFreece (E A Travis, George T DeFreece), hardware
• Trewett E H, machinist
• VanEaton J J & W W, grocers
• Wankel Louis, general store
• Waterman George M, publr Fremont County Herald
• Webster & Stiles (Lester T Webster, Eugene Stiles), real estate
• Wildberger Albert, furn and undertaker

• Tabor
Population 1,200: An incorporated city on the Tabor & Northern Ry., in Ross township, 12 miles northwest of Sidney, the judicial seat. Has 5 churches, Tabor College, 2 banks, an opera house and a weekly newspaper, the Beacon. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. C. E. Adamson, postmaster.
• Adamson Bros Co. general store
• Argo W W, clothing
• Bain G C, harness
• Barbour John, general store
• Bloedel A S & Co, hardware and furn
• Boatright H E, moving pictures
• Butcher E J, garage
• Carlson Carl, shoes and harness
• City Telephone Co, Council Bluffs
• Tabor & Southern Electric Ry Co, W J Dobbs pres, A T West sec
• Crawford F M, dentist
• Crocker Richard, tailor
• Dustin F L, restaurant
• Ellis & Mann (Charles L Ellis, Bascom E Mann), general store
• Faith Home
• Farmers' Department Store, J E Strait mngr
• FIRST NATIONAL BANK, (Capital $25,000), H R Laird Pres, Ira McCormick Cashier
• Fullerton Lumber Co
• Green N G, feed barn
• Good Hardware & Furniture Co
• Goy W G, grain dealer
• Groose Roy, automobiles
• Haskett M T, real estate
• Haldaman George, jeweler
• Hall C L, fire insurance
• Hawkeye Lumber Co
• Hotel Tabor
• Hurlbutt Ellen S, artist
• Iowa Telephone Co
• Laird Porter B, agrl implts
• Long Wm E, meat market
• Lyman M L, real est and insurance
• McCleery J W, feed
• McClintock W C, publr Tabor Beacon
• McCormick Fred, grocer
• McKitrick Salathiel C, physician
• Mawher R J, real estate
• Miller B B, physician
• Otis Clarence M, drugs
• Parkinson & Davis, grocers
• Smay H L, drayage
• Standard Grocery Co
• State Bank of Tabor (capital $25,000), C A Barnes pres, C L Hall cashr
• Stevenson Co, hardware and furniture
• Stopper E V, r r, exp and tel agent
• Stuhr J R, dry goods
• Sweetwood H B, drayage
• Tabor Beacon, W C McClintock publr
• Tabor Drug Co (Adams & Kline)
• Tabor College, N Wehrhan dean
• Tabor College Library, Harriet K Avery librarian
• Tabor Opera House, John Weatherhead propr
• Tabor & Northern Ry, Robert McClelland pres, R S McClelland auditor
• Tarpening & Gaylord, tire repairers
• Taylor J B, ice
• Tweedy John T, physician
• Wearen F M, restaurant
• Weatherhead Fred, brick manufacturer
• Weatherhead R F, mason
• Williams D M Drug Co

• Thurman
Population 400: Formerly known as Plum Hollow, is an incorporated town in Scott township, 12 miles northwest of Sidney, the judicial seat, and 3 from McPaul, the nearest shipping point. Has Christian and Methodist churches, 2 banks and a weekly newspaper, the Times. Stage three times daily to McPaul, fare 50 cents. Telephone connection. L. N. Barbour, postmaster.
• Axtell E C, general store
• BARBOUR L N, General Store and Postmaster
• Baylor Randall, live stock
• Boone R & Sons, blacksmiths
• Boyle B F & Co, general store
• Burson B E, power plant
• Burson Milling Co, B E Burson propr
• Cole H P, physician
• Cole Theodore C, physician and drugs
• Ettleman & Greenwood, hdwe and implements
• Forney C W, tire repairer
• Frederickson & Co, meats
• Freidrickson A P, real estate
• German Lee Mrs, laundry
• Hall W W, jewelry
• Hicks Wm H, harnessmaker
• Kline J B, meats
• McCartney Hotel, P Radmacher propr
• Holloway John, gardener
• Husband Bros, tile and cement mnfrs
• Irwin J L, county supervisor
• Mann Archibald, live stock
• Orr Stephen S, apiarist
• Paul's Bank, W M Paul pres, I A Loose cashier
• Paul Charles, furniture and lumber
• Porter Richard, auctioneer
• Roberts Thomas M, live stock
• Surface & Greenwood, restaurant
• Thurman Auto Co, garage
• Thurman State Savings Bank, H M Cartney pres, R A Towne cashr
• Thurman Times, C E Witherow publr
• Warner E L, general store
• Witherow C E, publr Times
• Woodman O C, cattle dealer

A huge thank you to our anonymous volunteer, for transcribing all these names.