Do you know of Ernest ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ernest. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ernest.<1>

Our sources for Ernest (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ernest other than they indicate that Ernest would be found somewhere in Lyon County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1872 and closed  in 1874.

Communities Also Named Ernest ...

We found five communities that share the name Ernest.

Within Iowa, the name Ernest is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Clinch County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ernest [Clinch County].
  • Missouri
    • Dade County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ernest [Dade County].
  • Ohio
    • Preble County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ernest [Preble County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Indiana County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Ernest [Indiana County].
  • Saskatchewan
    • Please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Ernest.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ernest ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ernest:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

More Orphans in  Lyon County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lyon County.