Town Sign Project: Mitchell County

A few weeks back I headed up to Mitchell County to harvest their town signs. It was a good trip and I really enjoyed my brief time in Mitchell County.

Here are some facts about Mitchell County:
+ Population is 10,558 making it the 70th most populous county in Iowa. Below Guthrie County and above Winnebago County.
+ The largest town and county seat is Osage.
+ Founded in 1851.
+ Named after Irish patriot John Mitchel.
+ Major highways are: US-218 and IA-9.
+ Adjacent counties are Floyd, Cerro Gordo, Howard, and Worth.
+ Peak population was 14,121 in 1940.

Mitchell County has a pretty, but maybe not gorgeous courthouse:

The Mitchell County Courthouse in Osage, Iowa.

The Mitchell County Freedom Rock is located in Saint Ansgar, Iowa.

With Mitchell County conquered, here is the updated Photography 139 Conquest Map:

PURPLE=COMPLETED

75 counties completed. 75.8% of the Cyclone State conquered!

Here are the town signs of Mitchell County:

Osage, Iowa
OSAGE
Population: 3,627 (+8)

Saint Ansgar, Iowa
WELCOME TO SAINT ANSGAR
est 1853
Population: 1,160 (+53)

Riceville, Iowa – Partially in Howard County
RICEVILLE
Population: 806 (+21)

Stacyville, Iowa
WELCOME TO Stacyville
Population: 458 (-36)

Mitchell, Iowa
Established 1854
WELCOME TO MITCHELL
Population: 124 (-14)

McIntire, Iowa
Welcome to McIntire
Population: 113 (-9)

Carpenter, Iowa
CARPENTER
COMMUNITY CENTER
Population: 87 (-22)

Orchard, Iowa
ORCHARD
1869
Population: 68 (-3)

New Haven, Iowa – Unincorporated
Welcome to New Haven

Little Cedar, Iowa – Unincorporated
Where Nature Smiles
For Almost 5 Miles
Little Cedar, Iowa

Toeterville, Iowa – Unincorporated
Toeterville
WHERE FRIENDSHIPS GROW
EST. 1898

Mona, Iowa – Unincorporated
WELCOME
MONA IOWA
ESTABLISHED 1869

Meyer, Iowa – Unincorporated
MEYER
HOME OF
Sacred Heart Church

Mitchell County has a ton of unincorporated town that actually had signs. My policy is still to only hit an unincorporated town, if it is within a couple miles of my route. Usually there is not town sign and frequently there isn’t really a town. Mitchell County’s unincorporated towns were quite the revelation.

The worst town sign in Mitchell County is pretty obvious. It is Carpenter. Not really a town sign, but more a sign for their community center.

The race for first place isn’t really a race. It is obviously Riceville. However, the alternate town signs for Toeterville will definitely be making the book!

Riceville – Best in Show – Mitchell County

Here are the alternate town signs of Mitchell County:

Riceville – Alternate

Osage – Alternate

Mitchell – Alternate

Toeterville – Alternate

Here is the current list of Best in Shows:

Best in Show – Adair County

Best in Show – Adams County

Best in Show – Audubon County

Best in Show – Benton County

Best in Show – Black Hawk County

Best in Show – Boone County

Best in Show – Bremer County

Best in Show – Buena Vista County

Best in Show – Butler County

Best in Show – Calhoun County

Best in Show – Carroll County

Best in Show – Cass County

Best in Show – Cedar County

Best in Show – Cerro Gordo County

Best in Show – Cherokee County

Best in Show – Clarke County

Best in Show – Clay County

Best in Show – Clinton County

Best in Show – Crawford County

Best in Show – Dallas County

Best in Show – Decatur County

Terril – Best in Show – Dickinson County
Best in Show – Dickinson County

Best in Show – Emmet County

Best in Show – Franklin County

Best in Show – Fremont County

Best in Show – Greene County

Best in Show – Grundy County

Best in Show – Guthrie County

Best in Show – Hamilton County

Best in Show – Hancock County

Best in Show – Hardin County

Best in Sow – Harrison County

Best in Show – Humboldt County

Best in Show – Ida County

Best in Show – Iowa County

Best in Show – Jackson County

Best in Show – Jasper County

Best in Show – Jones County

Best in Show – Kossuth County

Best in Show – Linn County

Best in Show – Lucas County

Best in Show – Lyon County

Best in Show – Madison County

Best in Show – Mahaska County

Best in Show – Marion County

Best in Show – Marshall County

Best in Show – Mills County

Best in Show – Mitchell County

Best in Show – Monona County

Best in Show – Monroe County

Best in Show – Montgomery County

Best in Show – O’Brien County

Best in Show – Osceola County

Best in Show – Page County

Best in Show – Palo Alto County

Best in Show – Plymouth County

Best in Show – Pocahontas County

Best in Show – Polk County

Best in Show – Pottawattamie County

Best in Show – Poweshiek County

Best in Show – Ringgold County

Best in Show – Sac County

Best in Show – Shelby County

Best in Show – Sioux County

Best in Show – Story County

Best in Show – Tama County

Best in Show – Taylor County

Best in Show – Union County

Best in Show – Warren County

Best in Show – Wayne County

Best in Show – Webster County

Best in Show – Winnebago County

Best in Show – Woodbury County

Best in Show – Worth County

Best in Show – Wright County

The next time we hit the open road for THE TOWN SIGN PROJECT, we will hit the roads of Floyd County!

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