Beech, Iowa
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| Beech, Iowa | |
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| unincorporated community | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Iowa |
| County | Warren County |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
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]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 36. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
- ↑ Warren County, Iowa. Iowa GenWeb Project. Accessed 2011-05-15
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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