Ardon is a former townsite and unincorporated community in Muscatine County

Muscatine County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 42,745 in the county, with a population density of . There were 17,910 housing units, of which 16,412 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

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. It is located at the intersection of 250th Street and Jasper Avenue, four miles east of Cranston

Cranston, Iowa

Cranston was an unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.Cranston was a stop on the Milwaukee Road, although little remains of the community today....

, at 41.366543N, -94.317809W.

History

Ardon was a rail town built in the late 1800s. Once home to livery stables, a hotel, a railroad depot, and around 70 residents, the rail line was later moved. The railroad station was moved two miles west. Only the Ardon Cemetery, the Ardon rail sign, and a few scattered houses remain.

Further Reading

Healey, Howard A. (1979). Ardon, 1901-1954: History of a Small Town in "76" Township, Muscatine Co. Iowa.