Fern, Iowa

Fern is an unincorporated community located in the thirty-second section of Beaver Township, Grundy County, Iowa. As of February 2022 it has 14 inhabited houses.

Location
Fern lies on the junction of 150th Street and N Avenue of Iowa Highway 14, 6.1 mi northeast of Holland, Iowa, the location of its postal code. It goes under the postal code 50642.

Businesses
Fern has a feed store, Fern Feed & Seed, and a concrete grinding company, West Fork Grinding.

History
Fern had a post office that opened under the name of Andersonville on June 22, 1892, until it was discontinued on December 31, 1907. The name was changed from Andersonville to Fern on March 20, 1894. A creamery was built at Fern c. 1911, and is no longer in use. Fern's population was 25 in 1902, 50 in 1925, and 42 in 1940.