Republic, Iowa

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Republic, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Republic, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°57′04″N92°23′51″W / 42.95111°N 92.39750°W / 42.95111; -92.39750
Country United States
State Iowa
County Chickasaw
Elevation
1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 641
GNIS feature ID460589 [1]

Republic is an unincorporated community in southern Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

Republic in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903 Chickasaw County Iowa 1903.png
Republic in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903

A post office was established at Republic on February 1, 1887. [2]

Republic was platted in section 20 of Richland Township, one mile east of the center of the township, and about five miles southeast of Williamstown. [3]

Republic's population was 25 in 1887, [4] and was 27 in 1902. [5]

The Republic post office was discontinued on January 31, 1914. [2] In 1915, the population of Republic was 37. [6]

Republic had been a prosperous community, but by 1919, historians were calling the community, and nearby Williamstown, a memory, stating that the heyday of these two communities was long past. [7]

In January 1945, the Republic School was destroyed in a fire. The school was replaced with a new building, said to be "the best rural school building ever built in Chickasaw County," in November 1946. [8]

As late as the 1930s, Republic had two churches. [3] In 1947, the old Methodist church was moved from the north side of the highway to the south side, combining this structure with the Disciples Building. [9] The Republic Community Church still operates.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Republic, Iowa
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Republic Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Map of Chickasaw County - The University of Iowa Libraries. W.W. Hixson and Company. 1930.
  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. ↑ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). "History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 304. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ↑ "New Republic School Building Will Be Dedicated Friday Nite". Nashua Reporter. October 30, 1946. p. 1. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Improvements Planned at Meeting of Republic Church Last Sunday". Nashua Reporter. August 27, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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