Bonaparte, IA

Ireland

Bonaparte is a tiny river town of 300 people in southeastern Iowa, reached via Highway 2 from Centerville (25 miles west) or Mount Pleasant (30 miles east). State Route 1 provides north-south access through Van Buren County's rolling farmland. The highlight is the historic stone gristmill on the Des Moines River, dating to the 1830s when Bonaparte was a flour milling hub.