Fredsville is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa

Fredsville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Fredsville, Iowa
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Grundy County
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	456755

History

The town of Fredsville began when Danish settlers came to the highest area in Grundy County in the mid-1800s. Although small, the town had a creamery.[1]

In 1871, the Fredsville settlers organized a Lutheran church congregation. At the time, they called it Fairfield Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation.[2] The name befit the town's location in Fairfield township of Grundy County.[3] However, it has been renamed to Fredsville Evangelical Lutheran Church, which continues to be an active congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[4]

Fredsville's population was 52 in 1902.[5]

Although the town of Fredsville still appears when searched on Google Maps,[6] it is no longer an incorporated location.

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