Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa

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Newburg, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Newburg, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°49′07″N92°46′28″W / 41.81861°N 92.77444°W / 41.81861; -92.77444
Country United States
State Iowa
County Jasper
Elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID459502 [1]

Newburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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Geography

Newburg lies near the junction of county highway T38 and F17 (Newburg Road). [1]

History

Newburg in northeastern Jasper County, Iowa, in 1902 Jasper County, Iowa, 1902.png
Newburg in northeastern Jasper County, Iowa, in 1902

A post office at Newburg (originally spelled Newburgh) opened in 1878. The post office closed in January 1954. [2]

The Newburg Church was built in 1896; the congregation previously met at the Newburg schoolhouse. In 1996, the Newburg Church's congregation merged with the Chester congregation to become the Newburg Chester Church. [3]

The population of Newburg was estimated at 200 in 1887, [4] and was 41 in 1902. [5]

On March 5, 2022, an EF2 tornado struck the community, damaging several homes. [6]

See also

Vandalia, Iowa

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa
  2. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Newburg Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Newburg Chester Church - About". www.newburgchesterchurch.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. ↑ "Emergency sirens fail during tornado warning in Newton". KCCI. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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