Fredsville, Iowa

The town of Fredsville, Iowa began when Danish settlers came to the highest area in Grundy County, Iowa, in the mid-1800s. Although small, the town had a creamery.[1]

In 1871, the Fredsville settlers organized a Lutheran church congregation. At the time, they called it Fairfield Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation.[2] The name befit the town's location in Fairfield township of Grundy County.[3] However, it has been renamed to Fredsville Evangelical Lutheran Church, which continues to be an active congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[4]

Although the town of Fredsville, Iowa, still appears when searched on Google Maps,[5] the town is no longer an incorporated location.

References

  1. ↑ Legislative Documents Submitted to the Twenty-Sixth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, Vol. III. Des Moines, IA: F. R. Conway. 1896. p. 91. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our History". Fredsville Lutheran Church. Fredsville Lutheran Church. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Hixson, W.W. (1930). Plat book of Grundy County, Iowa. Rockford, IL: W.W. Hixson & Co. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fredsville Lutheran Church | Our History". Fredsville Lutheran Church. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps | Fredsville. Google. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

Coordinates: 42°29′03″N 92°34′27″W / 42.48417°N 92.57417°W / 42.48417; -92.57417

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