Blockton, Iowa

About Blockton

Blockton is a tiny community in southwestern Iowa counting 123 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Blockton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.64 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 192 residents per square mile.

📰 Blockton News Today

• Patricia Stroburg Obituary | Cummings Family Funeral Home | BEDFORD, IA Tribute Archive · Aug 6
• Myranda Drake Obituary (2025) - Blockton, IA - Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Dec 26
• Patricia Ann Stroburg Obituary | Cummings Family Funeral Home | BEDFORD, IA Tribute Archive · Aug 7
• Jeffery Wayne Guthrie Obituary (2026) - Blockton, IA - Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · Jul 28
• Blockton, IA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 1

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What Makes Blockton Unique

• The only place in America named Blockton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Iowa, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Iowa — one of 1,026 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blockton

• Blockton Community Park reviews ★
• French Nature Preserve Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sands Timber reviews ★

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