The Towns of Chickasaw County

New Hampton is the County Seat and largest town in the county. There are three schools in the city of New Hampton, the elementary and Jr. High in one building, the high school and St. Joe’s Catholic School. The towns of Ionia, Alta Vista and North Washington are included in the school district. New Hampton has the only hospital in the county, Mercy Medical Center. Many fine businesses are located in New Hampton as well as several factories that sell their products all over the world.

Fredericksburg has an elementary school and shares the high school with another town just outside of Chickasaw County.

Nashua is famous for the weddings that take place in the Little Brown Church in the Vale, as well as the Old Bradford Pioneer Village Museum, and the beautiful Cedar Lake which has great fishing along with boating and swimming. Fun for all ages.

Bassett, on the western edge of the county also send their students outside the county for schooling.

Lawler, on the northeastern edge of the county is too small for a school. Their students go to a neighboring county for school as well.

The people of Chickasaw County are very friendly and caring, willing to help out a stranger in need. Churches of are in abundance in Chickasaw County for nearly every Christian religion.

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