Beech, Iowa | |
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![]() Beech community park | |
Coordinates: 41°22′29″N93°21′12″W / 41.37472°N 93.35333°W [1] | |
Country | USA |
State | Iowa |
County | Warren County |
Founded | 1911 |
Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 454480 [1] |
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. [2]
Founded in 1911 [3] as a railroad town, Beech was originally known as New Sandyville, but the residents of nearby Sandyville objected to the name. [4] The town was renamed Beech in honor of a railroad employee. [3]
The population was 133 in 1940. [5]
The Pleasantville Community School District operates local public schools. [6]