Vandalia, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

CountryUnited States

Elevation

906 ft (276 m)

GNIS feature ID462542^[1]

Vandalia, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Vandalia, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°32′22″N 93°18′22″W / 41.53944°N 93.30611°W / 41.53944; -93.30611
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Jasper
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	462542^[1]

Vandalia is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

The community is located at 41°32′22″N 93°18′22″W / 41.53944°N 93.30611°W / 41.53944; -93.30611,^[1] five miles north of Runnells, Iowa, and 22 miles southwest of Newton, Iowa, the Jasper County seat.^[2]

History

In 1850, John Q. Deakin built a flour mill and carding factory where Vandalia is now located.^[3]

Vandalia was platted in either 1851^[3] or 1853^[4] in Section 20 of Des Moines Township, Jasper County, Iowa. During the 1860s, the village prospered.^[4]

The first building erected after the founding was a store, followed by a Baptist church, a schoolhouse in 1856, another mill, two hotels, three more general stores, a plow factory and two wagon shops. By 1865, Vandalia had nearly 400 residents. The Des Moines Valley Railroad met with community leaders to discuss the possibility of a rail line connecting Vandalia, but this did not occur. Businesses left Vandalia in favor of railroad towns.^[3]

In the early 1900s, Vandalia was home to J.L. Cavett's general store.^[2]

The population of Vandalia was 301 in 1902,^[5] and 310 in 1925.^[6]

Vandalia's population was 20 in 1940.^[7]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vandalia, Iowa
1 2 Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1918.
1 2 3 The History of Jasper County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c.: a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa ... Western Historical Company. 1878. pp. 495–497.
1 2 Howe, Samuel Storrs; Parvin, Theodore Sutton; Lloyd, Frederick; Huff, Sanford W.; Aldrich, Charles; Harlan, Edgar Rubey (1850). Annals of Iowa. Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives. p. 543.
↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 314.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Newton
Cities	Baxter Colfax Kellogg Lambs Grove Lynnville Mingo Mitchellville‡ Monroe Newton Oakland Acres Prairie City Reasnor Sully Valeria	Map of Iowa highlighting Jasper County
Townships	Buena Vista Clear Creek Des Moines Elk Creek Fairview Hickory Grove Independence Kellogg Lynn Grove Malaka Mariposa Mound Prairie Newton Palo Alto Poweshiek Richland Rock Creek Sherman Washington
Unincorporated communities	Clyde Fairmount Galesburg Green Castle Ira Killduff Metz Murphy Newburg Rushville Vandalia
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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