Ambrose was an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Iowa County, in the

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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

Geography

Ambrose was located at , just west of Armah, Iowa. The two hamlets shared a cemetery: the Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery.

History

The area was served by a post office called Musquaka, which operated from 1874 to 1895. The Musquaka post office was changed to Ambrose in 1895. Ambrose's population was 96 in 1900. Ambrose's post office was discontinued in 1902; after that, mail was routed through the nearby town of Keswick. In the early 20th century, the towns of Keswick, Armah, and Ambrose shared a telephone company. This was known as the Keswick, Ambrose, and Armah Mutual Telephone Company. The population of Ambrose was 35 in 1920. By 1940, Ambrose's population had dropped to 7.

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{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Iowa County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa

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