From "The Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa" By David C Moss Reprinted from the Annals of Iowa Vols XVII and XVIII 1930-1932 ANDERSONVILLE: In Clay Township. Post office 1893 ARROW: In the southern part of Beaver Township. Post office 1881 BOIS D'ARC: In the southeastern part of Grant Twp, as shown on maps from 1863 to 1887. CONRAD GROVE: The name of the post office at the present town of Conrad from 1881 to 1885. DAIRYVILLE: A hamlet in the southwestern part of Fairfield Twp. Post office from 1889-1900. ELIZABETH: In the northwestern corner of Section 12, Colfax Twp. Post officer from 1873-1878. FERN: A village in section 32, Beaver Twp. Post office 1903. FREDSVILLE: A hamlet in the southeastern part of Fairfield Twp. Post office 1883-1903. GREENWOOD: In the northeastern part of Clay Twp. Post office 1871. IVESTER: In the southwest corner of Section 15, Melrose Twp. Post office 1893-1903. JERUSALEM: A hamlet in the southern part of Section 34, Clay Twp, near where the present town of Beaman now sits. The post office was at Wadaloup KINGSBURY: In the central part of Grant Twp. Post office from 1880-1885. LEAR: In Section 9, Beaver Twp. Post officer 1900-1903 LINCOLN: In the eastern part of Lincoln Twp. Post office 1889-1900 LINCOLN CENTER: In the central part of Lincoln Twp. Post office 1869-1875. MELROSE: On the north side of Section 16, Melrose Twp. Post office from 1873-1879. PALERMO: In the northwestern part of Palermo Twp. Post office 1873-1875. TAYLOR HILL: In the northwestern part of Fairfield Twp. Post office 1857-1863. WADALOUP: The name of the post office (1867-1875) at the hamlet of Jerusalem (see above), near modern day Beaman. |