Gridley, Iowa

Gridley is an unincorporated community in Emmet County, Iowa, USA.^[1]

History

Gridley was platted in 1899 by when the Chicago & Northwestern railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The railroad company named the town after Ashel Gridley, an Illinois banker.^[3] A post office was established in Gridley in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gridley, Iowa
↑ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 134.
↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 80.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gridley Post Office (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Emmet County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Estherville

Cities	Armstrong Dolliver Estherville Gruver Ringsted Wallingford

Townships	Armstrong Grove Center Denmark Ellsworth Emmet Estherville High Lake Iowa Lake Jack Creek Lincoln Swan Lake Twelve Mile Lake

Unincorporated communities	Gridley Halfa Huntington Maple Hill Raleigh

Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 94°34′24″W / 43.39944°N 94.57333°W / 43.39944; -94.57333

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