Gridley, Iowa

Gridley, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Gridley, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 94°34′24″W / 43.39944°N 94.57333°W / 43.39944; -94.57333Coordinates: 43°23′58″N 94°34′24″W / 43.39944°N 94.57333°W / 43.39944; -94.57333
Country United States
State Iowa
County Emmet
Elevation 1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 712
GNIS feature ID 464037[1]

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

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gridley, Iowa
  2. ↑ History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa. Pioneer Publishing Company. 1917. p. 134.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gridley Post Office (historical)


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