Freeport, Iowa | |
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  Freeport, Iowa Location within the state of Iowa  Freeport, Iowa Freeport, Iowa (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′08″N91°44′37″W / 43.30222°N 91.74361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Winneshiek |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 456760 |
Freeport is an unincorporated community in northeastern Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. [1]
A post office was established in April 1854, and remained in operation until being discontinued in November 1905. [2]
William H. Strayer (1866-1946), Oregon state senator and lawyer, was born in Freeport. [3]
The community is within the Decorah Community School District. [4] Decorah High School in Decorah is the designated high school.
Winneshiek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,070. The county seat is Decorah.
Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,587 at the time of the 2020 census. Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. Route 52, and is the largest community in Winneshiek County.
Burr Oak is an unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States, very close to the Minnesota state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place and the population was 166 in the 2010 census.
Farrar is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. An unused elementary school building and one church are located in Farrar and 13 houses. As a result of unicorporation all residents of Farrar now have a Maxwell, Iowa address.
Dorchester is an unincorporated community in northwestern Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads just off Iowa Highway 76, north of the city of Waukon, the county seat of Allamakee County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). The town was originally settled by Harvey Bell and Edmund Bell, and was named after Dorchester, England. Although Dorchester is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52140, which opened on 21 May 1857. Dorchester is located in Waterloo Township.
Watkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 118. Watkins lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is 830 feet (250 m) above sea level. Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873.
Tracy is an unincorporated community in eastern Marion County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of Knoxville, the county seat of Marion County. Its elevation is 784 feet (239 m). Although Tracy is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 50256, which opened on 31 January 1876. Tracy was laid out in October 1875 by Capt. Alexander F. Tracy and S. Merrill.
Highlandville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The community is located along local roads northeast of the city of Decorah, the county seat of Winneshiek County. The community's elevation is 945 feet (288 m).
Viola is an unincorporated community in eastern Linn County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads, northeast of the city of Cedar Rapids, the county seat of Linn County. Its elevation is 978 feet (298 m). Although Viola is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52350, which opened on 7 October 1861.
Montpelier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186. The community is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Decorah High School is a public high school located in Decorah, Iowa. The school colors are red and royal blue, and the mascot is the Vikings. It is a part of the Decorah Community School District.
The Decorah Community School District is a rural public school district located in Decorah, Iowa, United States. The district is almost entirely in Winneshiek County, with a small portion in Allamakee County. In addition to Decorah, the census-designated place of Burr Oak is in the district boundary. Other unincorporated areas in the district include Bluffton, Freeport, Hesper, Highlandville, Locust, and Nordness.
Conover is a ghost town located in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. It appears on the Fort Atkinson quadrangle of the United States Geological Survey topographic map and has been subsumed within the U.S. Postal Service ZIP code of nearby Calmar.
Lanyon is an unincorporated community in Lost Grove Township in Webster County, Iowa.
Hesper Township is a township in Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA.
Canoe is an unincorporated community in northeastern Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
Morgan is an unincorporated community in northwestern Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
Festina is an unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
The North Winneshiek Community School District was a public school district in unincorporated northern Winneshiek County, Iowa, with a Decorah address. At the end of the district's existence, it only served grades Pre-K through 6th. The enrollment count for the 2015–2016 school year was 126 students.
Mabel-Canton Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Mabel, Minnesota. The district, which also serves Canton, has a single campus with all grades, K-12.
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