Ardon, Iowa
| Ardon, Iowa | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Iowa |
| County | Muscatine County |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Ardon is a former townsite and unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of 250th Street and Jasper Avenue, four miles east of Cranston, at 41.366543N, -94.317809W.[1]
History
Ardon was a rail town built in the late 1800s. Once home to livery stables, a hotel, a railroad depot, and around 70 residents, the rail line was later moved. The railroad station was moved two miles west. Only the Ardon Cemetery, the Ardon rail sign, and a few scattered houses remain.[2]
References
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Sayre, Robert F. (2000). Take the Next Exit: New Views of the Iowa Landscape, p. 102.
Further reading
Healey, Howard A. (1979). Ardon, 1901-1954: History of a Small Town in "76" Township, Muscatine Co. Iowa.
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Coordinates: 41°23′42″N 91°11′19″W / 41.39500°N 91.18861°W