Ivester, Iowa

Ivester is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.

Geography

Ivester is located on County Road T19 west of Grundy Center. It is in [Melrose Township, Grundy County, Iowa|Grundy County, Iowa|Melrose Township].

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. Founded in 1871, the congregation is still active as the Ivester Church of the Bretheren. Circa 1915, Iverster was also the site of a general store, a blacksmith shop, and a creamery.
The post office at Ivester closed in 1904.
In 2019, after ten years of debate, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors approved a 35-mill wind farm in Ivester. The wind farm was controversial, drawing both detractors and supporters.
The Ivester site is sometimes referred to as a ghost town.