Croton is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lee County, Iowa, United States.

[1] The Des Moines River flows past the southwest side of the community along the Iowa-Missouri border.

On August 5, 1861 the Battle of Athens raged on the other side of the Des Moines River from Croton.

During the fighting several shots from artillery flew over the river into the community.

This article about the geography of Lee County, Iowa is a stub.