Bard, Iowa

Bard was an unincorporated community in Louisa County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Bard, Iowa
unincorporated community
Bard, Iowa is located in Iowa
Bard, Iowa
Bard, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°14′25″N 91°17′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLouisa County
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464282[1]

Geography

Bard was located at 41°14′25″N 91°17′15″W.[1]

History

The Cedar Rapids and Burlington Railway Company built a rail line through the Louisa County communities of Morning Sun, Wapello, Bard, and Columbus Junction circa 1869.[2]

Bard became one of 17 villages in the county, with Louisa County historian Arthur Springer in 1912 writing, "The county now has Wapello, Columbus Junction, Morning Sun, Columbus City, Oakville, Grandview, Lettsville, Cotter or Cotterville, Wyman, Cairo, Fredonia, Elrick Junction, Toolsboro, Marsh, Gladwin, Newport and Bard, being seventeen in all."[3] The Bard post office began operations in 1876.[4]

The community's population was 25 in 1890.[5]

The Bard post office closed in 1901.[4]

On April 27, 1929, a tornado hit the Bard area. The tornado damaged a swath of land two miles long and 220 yards wide, causing $2,100 in damages.[6]

Bard's population was 15 in 1940.[7]

See also

Toolesboro, Iowa

References
  1. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. Bauer, Nancy (September 21, 1977). "Louisa's development follows the railroad". Muscatine Journal. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2022. Later purchased in 1902 by the Rock Island Line, it went from Burlington through the Louisa County towns of Morning Sun, Wapello, Bard, and Columbus Junction."
  3. Springer, Arthur (1912). History of Louisa County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1912. Brookhaven Press. pp. 27, 216. ISBN 978-1-58103-233-8.
  4. "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 368.
  6. Bureau, United States Weather (1929). Report of the Chief. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 25.
  7. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 293.
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