The town of Fredsville, Iowa began when Danish settlers came to the highest area in Grundy County, Iowa, in the mid-1800s. Although small, the town had a creamery.
In 1871, the Fredsville settlers organized a Lutheran church congregation. At the time, they called it Fairfield Scandinavian Lutheran Congregation. The name befit the town's location in Fairfield township of Grundy County. However, it has been renamed to Fredsville Evangelical Lutheran Church, which continues to be an active congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Although the town of Fredsville, Iowa, still appears when searched on Google Maps, the town is no longer an incorporated location.
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