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Giard, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°00′20″N 91°17′21″W / 43.0055403°N 91.2892995°W / 43.0055403; -91.2892995
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Clayton
Elevation	1,112 ft (339 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	563
GNIS feature ID	456893

Giard is an unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 1,122 feet (342 m), and it is located at 43°0′20″N 91°17′21″W / 43.00556°N 91.28917°W / 43.00556; -91.28917 (43.0055403, -91.2892995). A post office was established in the community on September 28, 1854; after being disestablished, it was restored on August 7, 1914, and operated until January 15, 1925, except for a short hiatus at the end of 1918.

History

Giard was founded in 1871 and was named after Basil Giard. Giard's population was 72 in 1902, and 165 in 1925.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giard, Iowa
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Giard Post Office
3. Price, Realto E. (1916). History of Clayton County, Iowa: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Robert O. Law Company. pp. 317.
4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
5. Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clayton County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Elkader
Cities	Clayton Edgewood‡ Elkader Elkport Farmersburg Garber Garnavillo Guttenberg Luana Marquette McGregor Monona North Buena Vista Osterdock Postville‡ St. Olaf Strawberry Point Volga
Townships	Boardman Buena Vista Cass Clayton Cox Creek Elk Farmersburg Garnavillo Giard Grand Meadow Highland Jefferson Lodomillo Mallory Marion Mendon Millville Monona Read Sperry Volga Wagner
Unincorporated communities	Beulah Ceres Clayton Center Communia Eckards Froelich Giard Gunder Hardin Highland Littleport McGregor Heights Mederville Millville Motor Osborne Saint Sebald Thomasville Turkey River Updegraff Watson Wood
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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