Cranston, Iowa

Cranston, Iowa
Cranston, Iowa
Unincorporated community
	Cranston Cranston
	Coordinates: 41°22′45″N 91°15′41″W / 41.37917°N 91.26139°W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Muscatine
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Cranston was an unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.

History

Cranston was a stop on the Milwaukee Road, which was removed in 1982, although little remains of the community today. Cranston's population was 42 in 1925.^[1] The population was 53 in 1940.^[2]

There are thirteen houses remaining in Cranston. The Cranston graveyard, containing predominantly Protestant graves, is a half mile east of the town.

Education

Cranston residents are zoned to schools of the Louisa–Muscatine Community School District.^[3]

References

^ 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. 297.
^ "About Our District". Louisa–Muscatine Community School District. Retrieved April 2, 2020. Included in our district are the communities of[...]Our schools are located as one large campus on Highway 61.[...]High School 14354 170th St., Letts, TA 52754[...]Elementary School 14506 170th St., Letts, IA 52754 - The campus is outside of the Letts city limits.

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[1] 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.

[2] The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 297.

[3] "About Our District". Louisa–Muscatine Community School District. Retrieved April 2, 2020. Included in our district are the communities of[...]Our schools are located as one large campus on Highway 61.[...]High School 14354 170th St., Letts, TA 52754[...]Elementary School 14506 170th St., Letts, IA 52754 - The campus is outside of the Letts city limits.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Muscatine County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Muscatine
Cities	Atalissa Blue Grass‡ Conesville Durant‡ Fruitland Muscatine Nichols Stockton Walcott‡ West Liberty Wilton	Map of Iowa highlighting Muscatine County
Townships	Bloomington Cedar Fruitland Fulton Goshen Lake Montpelier Moscow Orono Pike Seventy-Six Sweetland Wapsinonoc Wilton
CDPs	Fairport Kent Estates Montpelier Moscow
Other communities	Ardon Cranston Fruitland Hinkeyville Lake Midway Beach Petersburg Port Allen
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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