Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa

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Kedron Township is a township in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. [1]

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Discord is a former unincorporated community in Kedron Township. [2] A post office was established at Discord in 1870, and remained in operation until 1884. [3] [4]

The origin of the name "Discord" is obscure. [5] Discord has been called the "best representation of complete abandonment [in the area] now marked only by a sign." [6]

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron Township, Woodbury County, Iowa
  3. "Woodbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  4. Cities in Woodbury County past and present, Sioux City Journal; (26 June 2003)
  5. "A tribute to those little places from the past that are no more: like Odd, Dodds, Wolfdale, Lozier". Moville Record. October 16, 2003. p. 5. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  6. Holcomb, Jason P.; Frederic, Paul; Brunn, Stanley D. (2020). "A Visual Typology of Abandonment in Rural America: From End-of-Life to Treading Water, Recycling, Renaissance, and Revival". Land. 9 (3): 94. doi: 10.3390/land9030094 .

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