Ehler, Iowa

Ehler, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Ehler, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°18′37″N91°30′46″W / 42.31028°N 91.51278°W / 42.31028; -91.51278
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Delaware
Elevation	1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	563
GNIS feature ID	464549 [1]

Ehler is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Delaware County, Iowa, United States. The community lies three miles southwest of Ryan.

History

Ehler in southwestern Delaware County, Iowa, in 1903

Ehler's first settler was Henry Ehlers, who settled in that area of Delaware County in 1855, near a spring. Henry Ehlers has been a war veteran, and he later served as a member of the Delaware County board of supervisors. ^[2]

The Illinois Central Railroad was built through this area of Adams Township, and the small community of Ehler was soon founded in Section 26 of the township. The Ehler post office was established in 1888. F.P. Ryan served as the first postmaster of Ehler. ^[2]

A number of general stores operated in the community during its early years. ^[2]

Ehler's population was 14 in 1887, ^[3] and was 27 in 1902. ^[4]

The Ehler post office closed in March 1914. ^[5] At that time, Ehler was described as a "small village" in a 1914 history of Delaware County. ^[2]

Ehler's population was 26 in 1917. ^[6] The population was 100 in 1940. ^[7]

References

1. "Ehler". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Merry, John F. (1914). History of Delaware County, Iowa, and Its People. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 289, 294.
3. Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
5. "GNIS Detail - Ehler Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
6. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 298.