From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ardon, Iowa
Ardon, Iowa
Ardon, Iowa tion was moved two miles west. Only the Ardon Ceme-
tery, the Ardon rail sign, and a few scattered houses re-
— unincorporated community — main.[2]
Country United States
State Iowa References
County Muscatine County
[1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
DST)
• Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
Ardon is a former townsite and unincorporated commu-
[2] Sayre, Robert F. (2000). Take the Next Exit: New Views
nity in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. It is lo-
of the Iowa Landscape, p. 102.
cated at the intersection of 250th Street and Jasper Av-
enue, four miles east of Cranston, at 41.366543N,
-94.317809W.[1] Further Reading
Healey, Howard A. (1979). Ardon, 1901-1954: History of a
History Small Town in "76" Township, Muscatine Co. Iowa.
Coordinates: 41°23′42″N 91°11′19″W / 41.395°N
Ardon was a rail town built in the late 1800s. Once home
91.18861°W / 41.395; -91.18861
to livery stables, a hotel, a railroad depot, and around 70
residents, the rail line was later moved. The railroad sta-
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Categories:
• Populated places in Muscatine County, Iowa
• Unincorporated communities in Iowa
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