Ivester,_Iowa
Ivester, Iowa
Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
Ivester is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
Ivester, Iowa | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 42°20′23″N 92°56′39″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 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]
- Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: Garmin, Ltd. 2021. p. 30.
- Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 116. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
- United States Official Postal Guide (1896), George F. Lasher, Printer. p. 350.
- "Find a Church – Church of the Brethren congregations". Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- Old Post Offices: Grundy County, IA[permanent dead link] IAGenWeb.com Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- "Supervisors give final approval on Ivester Wind Farm". The Grundy Register. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- "Grundy County Iowa". www.iowaghosttowns.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2024.