Giard, Iowa

Giard is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,122 feet (342 m), and it is located at 43°0′20″N 91°17′21″W / 43.00556°N 91.28917°W / 43.00556; -91.28917 (43.0055403, -91.2892995).^[1] A post office was established in the community on September 28, 1854; after being disestablished, it was restored on August 7, 1914 and operated until January 15, 1925 except for a short hiatus at the end of 1918.^[2]

History

Giard was founded in 1871. It is named for Basil Giard.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giard, Iowa
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giard Post Office
↑ Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. p. 317.

Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Elkader

Cities	Clayton Edgewood‡ Elkader Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Luana Marquette McGregor Millville Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville‡ St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga

Townships	Boardman Buena Vista Cass Clayton Cox Creek Elk Farmersburg Garnavillo Giard Grand Meadow Highland Jefferson Lodomillo Mallory Marion Mendon Millville Monona Read Sperry Volga Wagner

Unincorporated communities	Beulah Ceres Clayton Center Communia Eckards Elkport Fairview Froelich Giard Gunder Hardin Highland Littleport McGregor Heights Mederville Motor Osborne Saint Sebald Thomasville Turkey River Updegraff Watson Wood

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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