Jerico, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

43°11′05″N 92°15′31″W / 43.18472°N 92.25861°W / 43.18472; -92.25861CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyChickasawElevation

1,142 ft (348 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code641GNIS feature ID457944^[1]

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

Jerico lies at the intersection of County Road B22 and Odessa Avenue, on the east bank of Crane Creek. It is south of the Jerico Wildlife Area. There is a granary, a bar and grill, a church with cemetery, and a general contractor's business located at Jerico, plus a few homes.

History

A post office was established at Jerico in 1886, and remained in operation until 1908.^[2]

Jerico was platted in Section 34 of Jacksonville Township, in the north-central part of the township.^[3]

Jerico Lutheran Church was founded in 1867 by Norwegian settlers in Jerico, under Reverend U.V. Koren. The Jerico church still holds services.^[4]

Jerico's population was 62 residents in 1902,^[5] and the community had 28 residents in 1925.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jerico, Iowa
^ "GNIS Detail - Jerico Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ Map of Chickasaw County. W.W. Hixson and Company. 1930.
^ "Jerico Lutheran Church, rural New Hampton, IA". Evangelical-Lutheran Liturgical Congregations. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. p. 190.