Fredsville, Iowa

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Fredsville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Fredsville, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°29′03″N92°34′27″W / 42.48417°N 92.57417°W / 42.48417; -92.57417
Country USA
State Iowa
County Grundy County
Elevation
[1]
1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID456755 [1]

Fredsville is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa.

History

The town of Fredsville began when Danish settlers came to the highest area in Grundy County in the mid-1800s. Although small, the town had a creamery. [2]

In 1871, the Fredsville settlers organized a Lutheran church congregation. At the time, they called it Fairfield Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation. [3] The name befit the town's location in Fairfield Township of Grundy County. [4] However, it has been renamed to Fredsville Evangelical Lutheran Church, which continues to be an active congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [5]

Fredsville's population was 52 in 1902. [6]

Although the town of Fredsville still appears when searched on Google Maps, [7] it is no longer an incorporated location.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fredsville, Iowa
  2. ↑ Legislative Documents Submitted to the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Vol. III. Des Moines, IA: F. R. Conway. 1896. p. 91. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Our History". Fredsville Lutheran Church. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hixson, W.W. (1930). Plat book of Grundy County, Iowa. Rockford, IL: W.W. Hixson & Co. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fredsville Lutheran Church | Our History". Fredsville Lutheran Church. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps | Fredsville. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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