Asherville | Beloit
| Blue Hill | Cawker
City
| Glen Elder | Hunter
| Mennonite Community
| Simpson | Tipton
| Victor
Homesteading in Mitchell County
Glen Elder
This town was laid out and planned
in 1871. When it was plotted in December 1872, its name was West
Hampton. The name was changed to Glen Elder because of its location
in a glen surrounded by box elder trees. When the town was incorporated
in November 1879, its population was 275.
The first school was built in 1872
and by 1879, the Central Branch Railroad had come through with
its rail lines.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
Mitchell County Elementary Students.
Mitchell County Historical Essays, 1962-1976. N.D.
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