Frytown, IA

Frytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, approximately 10 miles southwest of Iowa City. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. The town has been known as Frytown since the 19th century, and is listed as such on state maps; the USGS once called it Williamstown, though it has since changed the name. Frytown Conservation Area, a woodlands park belonging to Johnson County, is located about one mile northeast of Frytown. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Frytown, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Frytown, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Yoder is the other prominent name in the Church of Christ graveyard.