History The city of Fonda was originally called Marvin. Marvin, however, was deemed too similar to Manson, Iowa and due to mail being mixed up, town officials changed the name to Fonda in 1874. The nearest municipality sharing the name, "Fonda", is Fonda, New York.
History The city of Fonda was originally called Marvin Marvin however was deemed too similar to Manson Iowa and due to mail being mixed up town officials changed the name to Fonda in 1874 The nearest municipality sharing the name "Fonda" is Fonda New York