Ivester is an unincorporated community in Grundy County

Grundy County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 12,453 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,530 housing units, of which 5,131 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States

United States

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. It is located on County Road T19 west of Grundy Center

Grundy Center, Iowa

Grundy Center is a city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,706 at the 2010 census a 4.2% increase from 2,596 at the 2000 census. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population was 2,524 in 2009...

, at 42.339581N, -92.994041W.

History

Founded in 1871, Ivester was named after Charles Ivester Keiter, the editor of The Atlas, a Grundy Center newspaper. Ivester had a post office and a German Baptist Church in the late 1800s, but little remains today at the site. The post office at Ivester closed in 1904.