Freeborn County Communities

Myrtle is named for Mrs. Myrtle Lane, who was the postmistress of a small post office

located about a mile east of the present town from 1886 to 1900. The building of the Illinois

Central Railroad in 1900 between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Albert Lea resulted in the building of a depot in

Section Seven of London Township. In 1901, Albert A. Schuhmacher had a portion of his nearby farm

surveyed and platted into lots. This resulted in the start of the present community.

This community became the center for the Bohemian (Czech) settlement in Freeborn County.

This was emphasized with the location of what was once the ZCBJ Wooden Hall,

and the present historic Brick Hall on County Road 30 north of Myrtle.
 

“Where to Call…Who to Call”
 

Mayor: Bernard Meineke

City Clerk:  Cheryl Breck - 507.448.3516

Date of City Council Meetings: 1^st Monday of each month, held in the Fire Department

Water:  Cheryl Breck – 507.448.3516

Electric:  Alliant Energy - 1.800.255.4268

Natural Gas:  LP or Fuel Oil

Telephone:  Qwest - 1.800.244.1111   

Satellite TV:  DirecTV - 1.888.777.2454

 Dish Network - 1.888.825.2557

School District:  Glenville-Emmons School District 245 - 507.448.3623