Preparation, Iowa

Ghost town in Iowa, USA

Ghost town in Iowa, United States

Preparation, Iowa

ghost town

Preparation, Iowa

Coordinates: 41°53′15″N 95°53′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.88749°N 95.89195°W﻿ / 41.88749; -95.89195
Country| United States
State| Iowa
County| Monona
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 712
GNIS feature ID| 1981929[1]

Preparation is a ghost town in Monona County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

## Geography

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Preparation was located in Spring Valley Township.[2]

## History

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Preparation was the first settlement in Spring Valley Township.[2] Preparation was founded in 1853 by a schismatic Latter Day Saint sect led by Charles B. Thompson.[3] The community was named from their belief that life on Earth was a preparation for the afterlife.[4] A post office was established at Preparation in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[1]

In 1890, Preparation was home to "a store, post-office and smithy. According to the State census of 1885, the town at that time had a total population of 588, all of American birth with the exception of some ninety-seven, who are nearly all Scandinavians."[2]

The site of Preparation is now a part of Preparation Canyon State Park.[3]

## See also

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* Iowa portal

* Ticonic, Iowa

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Preparation Post Office (historical)
2. ^ a b c History of Monona County, Iowa; containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the Governors of Iowa, and of the Presidents of the United States. Chicago, IL: National Publishing Company. 1890. pp. 270–274.
3. ^ a b "Preparation Canyon State Park". Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 115.

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Municipalities and communities of Monona County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Onawa

Cities|

* Blencoe
* Castana
* Mapleton
* Moorhead
* Onawa
* Rodney
* Soldier
* Turin
* Ute
* Whiting

Map of Iowa highlighting Monona County

Townships|

* Ashton
* Belvidere
* Center
* Cooper
* Fairview
* Franklin
* Grant
* Jordan
* Kennebec
* Lake
* Lincoln
* Maple
* St. Clair
* Sherman
* Sioux
* Soldier
* Spring Valley
* West Fork
* Willow

Unincorporated
communities|

* Albaton
* Ticonic

Ghost town|

* Preparation

Indian reservations|

* Omaha Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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