Beech, Iowa
unincorporated community
Beech, Iowa is located in Iowa
Beech, Iowa
Beech, Iowa
Location of Beech, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N 93°21′08″W / 41.37472°N 93.35222°W / 41.37472; -93.35222
Country United States
State Iowa
CountyWarren County
Founded1911
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Beech is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa, United States. It is located just north of the intersection of County Road S31 and Highway 92. It is 1 mile east of Sandyville and five miles west of Pleasantville, at 41.3745865N -93.3573103W.[1]

History

Founded in 1911[2] as a railroad town, Beech was originally known as New Sandyville, but the residents of nearby Sandyville objected to the name.[3] The town was renamed Beech in honor of a railroad employee.[2]

The population was 133 in 1940.[4]

Education

The Pleasantville Community School District operates local public schools.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 36. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
  3. ↑ Warren County, Iowa. Iowa GenWeb Project. Accessed 2011-05-15
  4. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 293.
  5. ↑ "PLEASANTVILLE" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
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