Beech, Iowa

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Beech, Iowa
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Beech, Iowa
Location of Beech, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N93°21′08″W / 41.37472°N 93.35222°W / 41.37472; -93.35222
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa
County Warren County
Founded1911
Time zone UTC-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]

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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]

Education

The Pleasantville Community School District operates local public schools. [4]

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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. "PLEASANTVILLE" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education . Retrieved August 30, 2020.