EXIRA.

This town is located on the east side of David's Creek, a short distance above its junction with the Nishnabotany River, and about five miles from the south line of the county. The situation is pleasantly rolling prairie with some groves of timber adjoining, and fine farming lands extending in all directions. The original proprietors were David Edgerton and D. M. Harris. P. I. Whitted surveyed the town in April, 1857. As before stated, the original name was Viola, but there being another post office in the state of that name, the appellation Exira was adopted -- the latter name being chosen in compliment to a lady.

OAKFIELD.

This place is five miles southwest of Exira, on the east side of the Nishnabotany River. It is located in a grove, a large proportion of which consists of oak timber, and hence the name. The town was laid out in the latter part of the year 1857 by Erasmus D. Bradley, who opened here the first store in the county. Nearly at the same time, however, N. Hamlin and H. M. Beck opened a store at Hamlin's Grove. Judge Isaac P. Hallock and Miles Beers settled where Oakfield is located in April, 1854.


LOUISVILLE. -- This is a small village, about two and a half miles southwest of Exira. It was laid out by Nathaniel Hamlin in October, 1866.

AUDUBON CITY. -- This was a village on Troublesome Creek in the south part of the county, and was laid out by Nathaniel Hamlin, and Thomas S. Lewis in September, 1855. As we have seen, a newspaper was once published here, but it has not prospered as a town.

"A. T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa", Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875, pg. 477-478.