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Strand was an
The community of Strand was founded by Norwegian settlers. The Strand Lutheran Church began services on May 21, 1875, and still has an active congregation today; in 1998, the Strand Church had 121 members.
The post office at Strand was established in 1889, and operated until 1903 or 1909, closing with the introduction of
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Adams County, Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
, United States.
History
The community of Strand was founded by Norwegian settlers. The Strand Lutheran Church began services on May 21, 1875, and still has an active congregation today; in 1998, the Strand Church had 121 members.
The post office at Strand was established in 1889, and operated until 1903 or 1909, closing with the introduction of rural free delivery
Rural Free Delivery (RFD), since 1906 officially rural delivery, is a program of the United States Post Office Department to deliver mail directly to rural destinations. The program began in the late 19th century. Before that, people living in ru ...
.
The Lovig Store in Strand operated in the late 1800s, and changed hands in 1895.
Strand's population was 28 in 1902, and 25 in 1924.
Strand appeared on some maps of Iowa in the early 20th century, but the community went into decline; the church and cemetery remain.
References
Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Iowa 1889 establishments in Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa {{AdamsCountyIA-geo-stub