The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Meservey was founded in 1886, shortly after a railroad line was built connecting Mason City and Fort Dodge. It takes its name from the Meservey brothers, who were railroad employees at this time. The western portion of town was originally known as Kausville, and eventually merged into Meservey, and is still legally known as the "Kausville Addition".
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Meservey, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Meservey is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Meservey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cornelia Lake Bridge in Clarion, 14.1 miles away.
Meservey and the nearest listed places
Closest to Meservey
Hancock County CourthouseGarner · Building14.1mi
Avery Theater, TheGarner · Modern Movement14.5mi
St. John's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Historic DistrictCoulter · District15.2mi
Beeds Lake State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps AreaHampton · District15.5miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.