Iowa Towns: Leon, Corydon, and Lineville

Three Iowa towns..and one in Missouri! LEON “Leon is a city in Decatur County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Decatur County. The city is located near the Little River Lake Recreation Area. Leon is home to a major rodeo that has been Rodeo of the Year in Iowa for many years. Leon was incorporated as a city in 1858. It was a shipping point on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon,... CORYDON “Corydon is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,585 in the 2010 census, a decline from 1,591 in 2000. It is the county seat of Wayne County. The town was laid out and platted in 1851 and later that year designated as the county seat. The town was named by county judge Seth Anderson after his old home town of Corydon, Indiana. Corydon is the hometown of Olympic gold medalist George Saling. Saling won the 110 meter hurdles in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a time of 14.6 seconds. The school district's sports complex bears his name, Saling Sports Complex, and the annual George Saling Race is part of the community's Old Settler's Celebration held the second weekend in August. Each year, Wayne Community High School's class reunions are held during the Old Settler's Celebration while the majority of former students are in town visiting relatives and friends.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryd... *On June 3, 1861 outlaw Jesse James robbed the Octogon Bank in Corydon for $10,000. LINEVILLE , IOWA “Lineville is a city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. The population was 217 at the 2010 census. Lineville has been called the oldest town in Wayne County, but was not noted on early maps or in the 1850 state line survey, and probably attracted settlers from a nearby short-lived community called Grand River after the state line dispute was settled. Lineville was platted in 1858. Because part of the town is in Missouri and part in Iowa, it was named Lineville. The town square sits on the Iowa–Missouri border with the business on the south side of the square in South Lineville, Missouri. When Wayne County was dry, liquor by the drink could be purchased at the bars on the Missouri side of the square. During the 1968 Illinois earthquake, the quake was felt as a long shaking in Lineville. The quake damaged the town's water tower which began to leak 300 gallons of water an hour. Lineville used to be part of ACL Community Schools for the three namesake towns of Allerton, Clio and Lineville until 1966 when Allerton voted to join with Cambria-Corydon Community Schools to form Wayne Community Schools. Lineville and Clio then formed Lineville–Clio which survived until 2010. All classes were held in Lineville. It was one of the smallest school districts in the state of Iowa. In 2010, the State of Iowa ordered Lineville–Clio closed as its small size and tax base made it impossible to meet State of Iowa educational standards. Lineville–Clio has since merged with Wayne Community Schools with all classes being held in Corydon (22 road miles away).” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linev... SOUTH LINEVILLE, MISSOURI “South Lineville is a village in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.The population was 28 at the 2010 U.S census, a decline of nine people from the 2000 census. The name Lineville refers to the fact the town site lies near the Missouri—Iowa state line. The village is located directly south of its twin city of Lineville, Iowa.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South... Music: Tonto by Silent Partner, Catch Up by Dan Lebowitz, and Illuminations by Michael Lockwood.