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− | + | [[File:IA-Iowa.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''']] Iowa County, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], located in the southeastern part of the state, is bounded on the east by [[Johnson County (Iowa, USA)|Johnson County]] and on the south by Keokuk and [[Washington County (Iowa, USA)|Washington]]counties, all of which contain Mennonite settlements. [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonites]] settled in adjoining Johnson County in 1846 and by the next decade the settlement had spread westward into Iowa County. The [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek Conservative Mennonite Church]], the [[West Union Mennonite Church (Parnell, Iowa, USA)|West Union Mennonite Church]] (MC), and the [[Parnell Mennonite Church (Parnell, Iowa, USA)|Parnell Mission]] sponsored by the West Union Church, are located in the southeastern part of the county. Approximately 500 Mennonites lived in the county in the 1950s. | |
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− | [[File:IA-Iowa.jpg|300px|thumb|right|'''']] Iowa County, [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]], located in the southeastern part of the state, is bounded on the east by [[Johnson County (Iowa, USA)|Johnson County]] and on the south by Keokuk and [[Washington County (Iowa, USA)|Washington]]counties, all of which contain Mennonite settlements. [[Amish Mennonites|Amish Mennonites]] settled in adjoining Johnson County in 1846 and by the next decade the settlement had spread westward into Iowa County. The [[Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church (Wellman, Iowa, USA)|Upper Deer Creek Conservative Mennonite Church]], the [[West Union Mennonite Church (Parnell, Iowa, USA)|West Union Mennonite Church]] (MC), and the [[Parnell Mennonite Church (Parnell, Iowa, USA)|Parnell Mission]] sponsored by the West Union Church, are located in the southeastern part of the county. Approximately 500 Mennonites lived in the county in the 1950s. | ||
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Iowa County, Iowa, located in the southeastern part of the state, is bounded on the east by Johnson County and on the south by Keokuk and Washingtoncounties, all of which contain Mennonite settlements. Amish Mennonites settled in adjoining Johnson County in 1846 and by the next decade the settlement had spread westward into Iowa County. The Upper Deer Creek Conservative Mennonite Church, the West Union Mennonite Church (MC), and the Parnell Mission sponsored by the West Union Church, are located in the southeastern part of the county. Approximately 500 Mennonites lived in the county in the 1950s.
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Iowa County (Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Iowa_County_(Iowa,_USA)&oldid=82379.
APA style
Gingerich, Melvin. (1957). Iowa County (Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Iowa_County_(Iowa,_USA)&oldid=82379.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 52. All rights reserved.
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