Amund was a rural unincorporated community in Eden Township, Winnebago County, Iowa, United States.[1] It is located along county highways A16 and R34.[2]

Amund, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Amund, Iowa
Coordinates: 43°28′24″N 93°47′36″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Winnebago
Elevation	1,240 ft (380 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	641
GNIS feature ID	464046[1]

History

A post office operated in Amund from 1888 to 1907.[3][4] The community may have been named for Amund Fosness, who brought mail. It had a skimming station, store, and blacksmith shop, among other similar concerns. A school was located a mile north of the store.[5][6]

Amund's population, in 1902, was 22.[7]

The community was meant to serve the farming community, and the lack of a railroad led to its dissolution. The local Forest City Summit newspaper reported in 1955 that the former location was still known as Amund corner. It noted that early settlers remembered Fourth of July celebrations at Amund with baseball games and bowery dances.[8]

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