Get me lost in Iowa

[Al_4_State]

At various times, mvsta has both jumped and puked off of the bridge in Otranto. Just saying.

At 250, Grafton may be too big for inclusion here. Great town though, especially during Turkey Days.

I've done this with the Stacyville bridge, during a particularly out-of-control Brat Days.


Good call on Turkey Days. I've seen some **** go down there.

 

[TedFlintKansas]

Everly home to the cattle feeders and The Ranch, best bar in Northwest Iowa

Sounds like you are someone who knows the area well. I actually graduated from Everly HS back in the day. Have a younger brother who was in the last class to graduate from Everly before in bacame CC-E.

I know it decently well, I'm not from there by did marry the owner of The Ranch 's daughter

 

[Cyberclone]

Grew up halfway between Troy and Lebanon. Each had one stop sign.

 

[Tank]

People are including towns that have 1-A school districts! Don't know what small town Iowa is I guess...

That is true but some 1-A schools - 3A schools have anywhere from 6-9 towns to make that school.

Examples:

IKM-Manning
Irwin, Kirkman, Manilla, Manning, Aspinwall, Botna, Defiance, Fiscus, Gray, Red Line

Harlan
Harlan, Defiance, Kirkman, Earling, Westphalia, Panama, Persia, Corley, Tennant


With the combination of so many school, open enrollment exploded since towns like Kirkman are a lot closer to Harlan than Manning but Kirkman's taxes still go to IKM-Manning.

I still predict that in the next decade, all smaller schools will start closing and each county will only have only 1-2 schools. So all students in Shelby county will go to Harlan, Carroll county will go to Carroll High or Carroll Kuemper, etc...

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Lafayette Ia. Just north of Cedar Rapids. Used to have a train station. Nothing but some houses left.

Lafayette Populated Place Profile / Linn County, Iowa Data

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Alice Ia. Couple houses and a church.

Alice Populated Place Profile / Linn County, Iowa Data

 

[khaal53]

Sounds like you are someone who knows the area well. I actually graduated from Everly HS back in the day. Have a younger brother who was in the last class to graduate from Everly before in bacame CC-E.

I know it decently well, I'm not from there by did marry the owner of The Ranch 's daughter

My grandma went to Everly...I always enjoyed the picture of her softball team with "Cattlefeederettes" across the jersey.

I submit Royal.

 

[TruClone]

Lyman, Grant, Morton Mills, and Tenville. All on hwy 71. The Hayloft bar in Grant is one of my favorites. The sign in Tenville reads population 15 I think.

Down six from when I used to pass by there in my college days.

 

[VeloClone]

My wife grew up in Quasqueton IA, but Masonville, IA is about 5 miles away. The town is 3 streets.

How does she pronounce it? Even people who live in the area couldn't seem to agree when I was growing up. We always just called it Quaskie. If we did pronounce the who thing we said KWAS-ku-tun. I've also heard kwas-KWE-tun.

I remember some good fun in Masonville. My brother dated a girl from there.

 

[VeloClone]

That is true but some 1-A schools - 3A schools have anywhere from 6-9 towns to make that school.

Examples:

IKM-Manning
Irwin, Kirkman, Manilla, Manning, Aspinwall, Botna, Defiance, Fiscus, Gray, Red Line

Harlan
Harlan, Defiance, Kirkman, Earling, Westphalia, Panama, Persia, Corley, Tennant


With the combination of so many school, open enrollment exploded since towns like Kirkman are a lot closer to Harlan than Manning but Kirkman's taxes still go to IKM-Manning.

I still predict that in the next decade, all smaller schools will start closing and each county will only have only 1-2 schools. So all students in Shelby county will go to Harlan, Carroll county will go to Carroll High or Carroll Kuemper, etc...

I don't know if it was true but I had heard at one time years ago Starmont School District was the largest in the state at about 400 square miles. That would be roughly 20 by 20. Starmont included the towns of Strawberry Point, Arlington and Lamont. I wonder how big the largest one is now. It's probably 3 times that size.

 

[MRN4ISU]

My grandma went to Everly...I always enjoyed the picture of her softball team with "Cattlefeederettes" across the jersey.

I submit Royal.

Played a playoff game in Royal my Junior year of HS...

Gotta love small town Northwest IA...

Rodney, Climbing Hill, Pisgah, Craig, Struble, Germantown... classy joints

Best chicken in NW IA- Gas Lantern, Pierson IA

 

[ty4cy90]

Gillett Grove. I've knocked back a few cold ones en route from Ames to Okoboji there.

You for sure know the fastest way to get to Okoboji from Ames my friend. Props.

 

[Cycsk]

13 pages. Amazing.

 

[nwiafan]

Played a playoff game in Royal my Junior year of HS...

Gotta love small town Northwest IA...

Rodney, Climbing Hill, Pisgah, Craig, Struble, Germantown... classy joints

Best chicken in NW IA- Gas Lantern, Pierson IA

Gotta love the Testicle Festival in Craig

Always loved the Silver Lake Saloon in Ayrshire or the basement bar of the Thunderbird in Ruthven.

Also spent quite a bit of time fishing and drinking in Linn Grove

 

[Al_4_State]

You for sure know the fastest way to get to Okoboji from Ames my friend. Props.

Learned it from a local. 75% of my college buddies were OHS alums.

 

[Danger]

Buck Grove - Highest point in town is the highway that passes by it.
Corley - Antique store, community building and "Corley International Airport."

After retiring from farming, my father was the mayor of Buck Grove.

 

[bellzisu]

I"ll throw out Grant City... North of Auburn. And I'll also add Knoke. Which has more livestock in town then people.

 

[HOTDON]

When we were much younger, my brother and I would snicker every time we drove through Hancock. Yes, we were immature.

I still do that with Breda and Moorhead and I'm 33.

Be honest. Population is not the reason you snicker when you drive through Moorhead....

 

[wartknight]

#200!

 

[dtISU]

Be honest. Population is not the reason you snicker when you drive through Moorhead....

I think you just wanted to say Moorhead...