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Cranston, Iowa
Cranston, Iowa is located in Iowa
Cranston, Iowa
Cranston, Iowa
Location in Iowa
Cranston, Iowa is located in the United States
Cranston, Iowa
Cranston, Iowa
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Iowa
County Muscatine
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Cranston was an unincorporated community in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.

History

Cranston was a stop on the Milwaukee Road, which was removed in 1982, although little remains of the community today. Cranston's population was 42 in 1925. The population was 53 in 1940.

There are thirteen houses remaining in Cranston. The Cranston graveyard, containing predominantly Protestant graves, is a half mile east of the town.

Education

Cranston residents are zoned to schools of the Louisa–Muscatine Community School District.

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