Iowa County (Iowa, USA)
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 Washington counties, 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 |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Iowa County (Iowa, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Iowa_County_(Iowa,_USA)&oldid=170541.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1957). Iowa County (Iowa, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Iowa_County_(Iowa,_USA)&oldid=170541.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 52. All rights reserved.
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