Viola Center, Iowa
Viola Center, Iowa | |
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Former Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′21″N 94°48′08″W / 41.80583°N 94.80222°WCoordinates: 41°48′21″N 94°48′08″W / 41.80583°N 94.80222°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Audubon |
| Elevation | 1,444 ft (440 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 462582[1] |
Viola Center was an unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States.[1]
History[edit]
A post office was established in Viola Center on March 6, 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on March 21, 1903.[2]
The Viola Center Episcopal Methodist Church was built in 1887; prior to the building's construction, the congregation gathered locally.[2] The church was home to many community gatherings, including an annual Christmas Tree program; in 1920, the Christmas Tree gathering at the church was "packed to its utmost capacity", according to the newspaper report in nearby Audubon.[3]
In 1900, Viola Center had a store, the church, and the post office.[4] A school was located one mile to the north.[5] The church was still present in 1930.[6] The Viola Center High School opened in December 1906. Attendance was estimated at 15-20 students.[7] The high school closed in the 1950s, and was demolished in 2020.
The Coon Rapids and Viola Center Telephone Company operated in Viola Center in the early 1920s, and at that time comprised 11.25 miles of telephone line.[8]
Today, Viola Center is nearly empty, and is sometimes considered a ghost town.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viola Center, Iowa
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. p. 206. Search this book on
- ↑ "Program Well Attended". Audubon Republican. 1920-12-23. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ "Audubon Republican. (Audubon, Iowa), November 27, 1902". 1902-11-27. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ Standard atlas of Audubon County, Iowa : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county, map of the state, United States and world, patrons directory, reference business directory and departments devoted to general information, analysis of the system of U.S. land surveys, digest of the system of civil government, etc. etc. 1900. Search this book on
- ↑ Plat book of Audubon County, Iowa, 1930 :: Hixson Plat Map Atlases of Iowa. 1930. Search this book on
- ↑ "Viola Center High School". Audubon Republican. (Audubon, Iowa), November 22, 1906. 1906-11-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ "Audubon Republican. (Audubon, Iowa)". 1921-11-10. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ↑ "Audubon County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014. Unknown parameter
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