Gerled, Iowa

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Gerled, Iowa
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Gerled
Coordinates: Coordinates: 43°23′00″N94°11′16″W / 43.38333°N 94.18778°W / 43.38333; -94.18778
Country United States
State Iowa
County Kossuth
Township Ledyard
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 515
GNIS feature ID464558

Gerled is an unincorporated community in Kossuth County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Kossuth County, Iowa U.S. county in Iowa

Kossuth County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,543. The county seat is Algona.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders.

Iowa U.S. state in the United States

Iowa is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.

History

Gerled was named by conjoining the names of two adjacent townships: German and Ledyard. [1] [2] A post office was established at Gerled in 1902, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951. [3]

German Township is a township in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.

Ledyard Township is a township in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gerled, Iowa
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 77.
  3. "Kossuth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.