Ivester, Iowa | |
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  Ivester, Iowa Location of Ivester, Iowa  Ivester, Iowa Ivester, Iowa (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′23″N92°56′39″W / 42.33972°N 92.94417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Grundy County |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 464591 |
Ivester is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
Ivester is located on County Road T19 9 miles (14 km) west of Grundy Center. It is in Melrose Township. [1]
Founded in 1871, Ivester was named after Charles Ivester Keiter, the editor of The Atlas, a Grundy Center newspaper. [2]
Ivester had a post office [3] and a German Baptist Church in the late 1800s. Founded in 1871, the congregation is still active as the Ivester Church of the Bretheren. [4] Circa 1915, Iverster was also the site of a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a creamery. [5]
The post office at Ivester closed in 1904. [6]
In 2019, after ten years of debate, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved a 35-mill wind farm in Ivester. The wind farm was controversial, drawing both detractors and supporters. [7]
The Ivester site is sometimes referred to as a ghost town. [8]
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