Ontario, Iowa

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Ontario is a community within the corporate limits of Ames, Iowa.[1]

History

A post office was established New Philadelphia in 1858, and renamed Ontario in 1868; the post office closed in 1951.[2][3] The community was named after Ontario, Ohio, the native hometown of a first settler.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ontario Post Office (historical)
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