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Carroll County, Iowa

Homes for sale in Willey

An inland town that grew up around its church rather than a railroad, and whose general store now stands at Living History Farms.

Population

73

County

Carroll County

About the town

About Willey

Willey has seventy-three people and a church at the middle of it, and that's the whole appeal. Your children would go to the Carroll district. Tell us you're interested in Willey and we'll call you when a house is available.

Willey is one of Carroll County's inland towns, meaning it grew up around a church rather than a railroad. The St. Mary's congregation dates from 1882. By about 1911 the parish had built a brick church whose spire, in the words of the county history, was the prominent object in the country for miles around. The Greteman Brothers store was run by the same family from 1887 until 1978. It was taken apart, moved and reassembled at Living History Farms near Des Moines, where it still stands.

Served by the Carroll Community School District.

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Kanne Realty has served the Carroll area for over thirty years. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll help you find it.

Call (712) 775-2244

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Home, auto, farm and business insurance through The Insurance Station, written out of the same Carroll office.

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Also serving Carroll, Templeton, Breda, Dedham, Arcadia, Coon Rapids, Glidden, Halbur, Lanesboro, Lidderdale, Manning, Ralston, Lake City, Sac City, Lake View, Auburn, Vail, and the rest of the Carroll area.