Website: Greenfield 

Adair County Court House

Founded in 1856, Greenfield is the county seat for Adair County. The town features a “European  Style Square.” All streets lead to the middle of the square, in which the beautiful historic courthouse is centered.

One of the exciting buildings on the square is the E. E. Warren Opera House, which is currently undergoing a complete restoration. It should be complete in the near future and will be a cultural magnet for this area of the state. Built in the nineteenth century, many unusual features, recently rediscovered during renovation tell a fascinating story about this wonderful old buildings past.

E. E. Warren Opera House

The Andrews Memorial Community Center housing the Adair County YMCA was opened in 2003. The senior meal site is located in the same building  as is the American Legion. This cooperative effort was funded in part by a “Vision Iowa” grant.

Greenfield has many beautiful City Parks, two of which contain lakes, and one of which has overnight camping.  Lake Greenfield is a 236-acre park, with a boat ramp, fishing, sailing, shelter houses, picnic tables, grills, sand volleyball, frisbee golf, and a playground.  There is a 2-mile paved walking trail around the 44-acre lake.  

Lake Nodaway

Lake Nodaway is a beautiful, wooded 80-acre park with a 22-acre lake, providing excellent year-round fishing.  The campground

offers both tent and trailer camping, with showers and electricity, a shelter house, and a playground.  Hiking trails link to Lake Greenfield.

Website: Fontanelle

Fontanelle has the distinction of having busy Highway 92 form one side of its public square.

Veterans Mural

The city park centers the Fontanelle Square, which features an old-time bandstand, state-of-the-art playground and a mural honoring Veterans. A statue of Disney’s “Goofy” welcomes visitors to the playground. The town was named after Chief Logan Fontanelle of the Omaha Indian Tribe and a statute of Chief Fontanelle stands on the square in his honor. A mural by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen depicting the arrival of the “Cumberland Rose” train has been added near the entrance to downtown.

A great meal can be had at the Fontanelle Bar and Grill on the North side of the square. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Fontantelle Park

Fontanelle is the town where an historic auction started a nationally famous chain of events, which became one of the major fund raisers for the Red Cross Nursing Corps during WWI. It involved a cantankerous rooster and a creative auctioneer, who resold the rooster (known as General Jack) thousands of times. 

Delmar Miller Memorial Park, a lovely park with a footbridge,  has been established at the west entrance to town.

Adair Wildlife Area, a 320-acre wildlife habitat, managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, provides a location for public hunting.  Deer, pheasant, and wild turkey abound in the area.

Website: Casey

Crows Nest General Store

Casey is an antique collector’s paradise, with its Antique and Specialty Shops, Cobblestone Streets and Turn of the Century Architecture. Casey has three churches, a traveler’s park, a playground, volleyball and basketball courts, softball diamond, camping facilities with a shower house and electrical hookups, a shelter house and picnic areas.

This small but friendly town is located right off of Interstate 80, mile marker 83. Just 35 minutes west of Des Moines and 1 hour east of Omaha. A source of pride is Casey’s Veteran’s Memorial Park.  Built by a Casey youth group, it

features a wall mural by Ray “Bubba” Sorenson, depicting scenes from past wars. It is a special place to pause and reflect.

Wall Mural of Past Wars

Come visit and enjoy Casey’s warm hospitality! We welcome all visitors and would like to share our small town pride with you!

Be sure to visit Slayton’s Rock, one of Iowa’s largest fully exposed glacial deposits, weighing over 500,000 pounds.

Slaytons Rock