Plymouth County
Town Index

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The westward expansion of Iowa in the 1800s by the railroads and eager settlers led to the founding on many towns in each county. Often times the towns only consisted of a post office, or a hotel and bar, but they served their purpose as a rest stop for the horses.

Some of these towns survived, others did not. Changes in trade routes and railroad lines often led to the quick demise of some of Plymouth County’s earliest settlements. Some of these towns are still in existence, but are no longer incorporated. The following is a list of those towns.

Town Name

Township
Adaville

Johnson Twp
Akron

Portland Twp
Broken Kettle

Hancock Twp.

Brookdale

Perry Twp

Brunsville

Washington Twp

Churchville  

Craig

Grant Twp

Crathorne

Store in Washington Twp & the Post Office in Johnson Twp

Dalton

Washington Twp
Ellendale

Liberty Twp

Floyd's Valley

America Twp

Furray

Johnson Twp

Harrisonville

Lincoln Twp

Hinton Hungerford Twp
Holley

Johnson Twp

James Hungerford Twp
Kingsley Garfield Twp
LeMars America Twp
Malton

Sioux Twp

Mammen

Grant Twp

Melbourne

Plymouth Twp
Merrill Plymouth Twp

Millnerville

Sioux Twp

Neptune Stanton Twp
O'Leary Union Twp
Oyens Marion Twp
Plymouth Centre

Stanton Twp

Ponona

Johnson Twp

Portlandville

Portland Twp

Potosia Hungerford Twp
Quorn Elkhorn Twp
Remsen Remsen Twp
Rosbach

Johnson Twp

Ruble Johnson Twp
Seney Elgin Twp
Struble

Elgin Twp
Vogt

(location undetermined)

Wessel

(location undetermined)

West LeMars, formerly Dalton Washington Twp
Westfield

Westfield Twp

Wren Station

Hungerford Twp

Yeomans Perry Twp
   
   
   



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