Larland, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Larland, Iowa is located in Iowa
Larland, Iowa
Larland, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°43′54″N 94°45′47″W / 41.73167°N 94.76306°W / 41.73167; -94.76306
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Elevation
1,371 ft (418 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID458233[1]

Larland was a rural unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States.[1] It was located about 9 miles east of Aududon, the county seat, in Melville Township.[2]

History

Larland appeared on the 1903 Rand McNally State of Iowa map.

A rural farming community,[3] a post office was established in Larland on April 30, 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on May 15, 1902.[4] Larland was located in the eastern part of Melville Township,[5] near the county line.

The community once had a general store,[2] and more than one rural school was located in Larland,[6] including the Union Schools and the Melville Schools.

Larland's population was 28 in 1902,[7] and 30 in 1924.[8] Years of rural migration emptied the area, and by 1932, Larland was considered abandoned.[9] The population was 10 in 1940.[10]

The Des Moines Register noted in 1989 the community no longer existed.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Larland, Iowa
  2. 1 2 Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1918-19 (1918), p. 651
  3. ↑ (29 September 1898). Larland News, Audubon County Journal
  4. ↑ Andrews, Henry Franklin (1915). History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. Brookhaven Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-58103-241-3.
  5. ↑ "Audubon County". Iowa Ghost Towns. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Local and Personal". Audubon Republican (Audubon, Iowa). March 25, 1920. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 204.
  8. ↑ General Rating Book. Boston, MA. 1924. p. 283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ↑ Mott, David C. (1932). "Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa". The Annals of Iowa. 18 (3): 205. doi:10.17077/0003-4827.5529.
  10. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 304.
  11. ↑ "RAGBRAI Route On, Get In Gear". The Des Moines Register. February 26, 1989. Retrieved June 7, 2021.


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