City of Fonda, Cedar Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States

Overview of Fonda

• Name:
  Fonda
• Official Name:
  City of Fonda
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Cedar Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Fonda was first named Marvin in honor of Marvin Hewitt, a railroad official, but the Post Office was named Cedarville because of the nearby Cedar Creek. Confusion between the two prompted the citizens to abandon both name and choose Fonda, name chosen because it was found in the U. S. Post Office directory only once (IA-T1). Platted in 1870 and incorporated in 1884.
• Surveys:
  Township 90 North, Range 34 West, Fifth Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.581366742° 34' 52.9"N

  Longitude:-94.846095794° 50' 45.9"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Varina (Dover Township) 5.9 mi. NW
  • Knoke (Butler Township, Calhoun County) 6.1 mi. SE
  • Newell (Newell Township, Buena Vista County) 8.1 mi. W
  • Pomeroy (Butler Township, Calhoun County) 8.5 mi. E
  • Jolley (Butler Township, Calhoun County) 9.6 mi. SE
  • Lytton (Cedar Township, Sac County) 11 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Cedar 0.4 mi. E
  • Zion 0.8 mi. E
  • Cooke (Newell Township, Buena Vista County) 4.2 mi. W
  • First M E Church (Newell Township, Buena Vista County) 4.2 mi. W
  • Saint Columbkille's (Dover Township) 4.5 mi. N
  • Varina (Coon Township, Buena Vista County) 6.7 mi. NW
  • Elfsborg - Dover Township (Dover Township) 7.4 mi. N
  • Saint John (Williams Township, Calhoun County) 7.5 mi. S
  • Newell (Newell, Newell Township, Buena Vista County) 8.1 mi. W
  • Saint Marys (Pomeroy, Butler Township, Calhoun County) 8.2 mi. E
  • Elfsborg Lutheran (Colfax Township) 8.4 mi. E
  • Elfsborg (Colfax Township) 8.4 mi. E
• Population:
  594
• Elevation:
  372 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  972187823
• Updated Apr 19, 2020