Correctionville, IA

Correctionville is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. The 2020 census counted 766 residents. Correctionville is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area. The town name comes from the original survey of the town. Correctionville makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Correctionville is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Correctionville has been noted for its unusual place name. Correctionville was platted in 1855. Correctionville was so named from its location on a surveyors' correction line, an east-west line between baselines required because of the Earth's curvature.