Arbor Hill, Iowa
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Arbor Hill, Iowa | |
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 An aerial view of Arbor Hill on July 13, 2025 | |
  Arbor Hill, Iowa Location of Arbor Hill, Iowa  Arbor Hill, Iowa Arbor Hill, Iowa (the United States) | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Township | Harrison |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 641 |
Arbor Hill (or Arborhill) is an unincorporated community or ghost town[1] in Harrison Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States.[2]
History
A post office was established at Arbor Hill in 1857, the name was changed to Arborhill in 1895, and the post office closed in 1907.[4][5]
Arbor Hill's population was 58 in 1902.[6] The community was once home to the Arbor Hill Co-Operative Creamery Company,[7] a blacksmith shop,[1] and a general store;[1] the Port Union Mill dam was located one half mile west of Arbor Hill, on the Middle River.[8] The community (at that time known as Arborhill) was the site of the Seventh Annual Old Settlers and Old Soldiers Reunion, held on August 12, 13, and 14, 1908.[9]
The Methodist church in Greenfield, constructed in 1877, was built from lumber cut near Arbor Hill.[10]
Arborhill's population was 68 in 1924.[11] The 1930 plat book of Adair County shows Arbor Hill platted in the southeast quadrant of Section 20 of Harrison Township, with the community covering one quarter square mile.[12]
Arbor Hill's population was 12 in 1940.[13]
In 2018, the Arbor Hill Wind Farm project began, with the MidAmerican Energy Company building enough wind turbines in Arbor Hill and nearby Orient to power 230,000 homes.[14]
