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Abandoned Towns of Fremont County
Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa, reprinted
from "The Annals of Iowa", Vols. XVII & XVIII 1930-1932, by D. C.
Mott
Contributed by Gail
Harper |
| The following list of communities are no
longer in existence, either because they were abandoned or they
were absorbed into other townships. |
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ABANDONED TOWNS |
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Austin.
In the northeastern part of Washington Township,
on the west bank of the Nishnaboyna River. Post Office,
1853-1859 |
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Buchanan. Listed in the U. S. Official
Register as as a post office in Fremont County from
1859 to 1861, but not found on the maps of that period. |
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Civil
Bend. A settlement made in 1859 in the western
part of Benton Township, near the present village of
Percival, on the Missouri River bottoms. |
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Cora. In the
north central part of Walnut Township. Post Office 1855
to 1867. |
| Dawsonburg. Near the
central part of Greene Township. Post office 1851 to
1857. |
| Deer Creek. On the west
line of section15, Riverside Township. Post Office, 1871
to 1875. |
| Eastfort. A village on
the east bank of the Missouri River, opposite Nebraska
City, Nebraska. Laid out in 1870. Post Office, 1867 to
1889. |
| Farmer City. In the
southwest corner of Monroe Township. Laid out in 1876.
Post office 1878 to 1897. |
| Fremont City. The same as
the present town of Thurman. It began as Fremont City in
1856, and later for some years was called Plum Hollow,
The post office being designated Plum Hollow from 1857
to 1885. |
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| Gaston. The former name
of the present village of Percival. Gaston was a post
office from 1853 to 1869. |
| High Creek. In section
30, Locust Township. Post office, 1871 to 1900. |
| Knox. A country post
office from 1881 to 1903, located about four miles
southwest of Sidney. |
| Lawrence. A post office
in 1871 in the extreme northwest corner of Fisher
Township. |
| McKissick's Grove. In the
southwest part of Madison Township. Post Office, 1851 to
1869. |
| Manti. On the line of
Fisher and Walnut Township, and about two miles west of
the Page County line. Post office 1855 to 1873. |
| Nunda. Listed in
the U. S. Official Register of 1885 as a post
office in Fremont County, but not found on maps of that
date. |
| Osage. In the
northwestern part of Scott Township. Post office, 1851
to 1859. |
| Plum Hollow. The same as
the present town of Thurman. It began as Fremont City in
1856, and later for some years was called Plum Hollow,
The post office being designated Plum Hollow from 1857
to 1885. |
| Vaughn. In section 7 on
the north side of Walnut Creek, Walnut Township. Post
off ice, 1873 to 1875. |
| Walnut Creek. Listed in
the U. S. Offical Register of 1871 as a post
office in Fremont County, but not found on maps of that
period. |
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