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Waubeek, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Waubeek is located in Iowa
Waubeek
Waubeek
Location in Iowa
Waubeek is located in the United States
Waubeek
Waubeek
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°09′57″N 91°27′55″W / 42.16583°N 91.46528°W / 42.16583; -91.46528
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLinn
TownshipBuffalo
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code319
GNIS feature ID462744

Waubeek is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States.

Geography[edit]

It is located on the Wapsipinicon River on County Road X20 (Whittier Road) north of Whittier and southwest of Prairieburg, at 42.164779N, -91.462265W.[1]

History[edit]

An earlier town, named Paddington, was laid out adjacent and to the south of Waubeek in 1855. That area was included with Waubeek, when Waubeek was formally founded in either 1859,[2] or 1855.[3]

Waubeek's post office opened in 1858.[4]

In 1911, Waubeek had four stores, a creamery, two churches, schools, and a post office. Waubeek had no railroad access.[3]

In 1915, Waubeek's population was 210;[5] in 1940, the population was 225.[6]

The post office closed in 1960.[4]

See also[edit]

Lafayette, Iowa

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 230. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.
  3. ^ a b Brewer, Luther Albertus; Wick, Barthinius Larson (1911). History of Linn County Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Pioneer Publishing Company. p. 284.
  4. ^ a b "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 314.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waubeek,_Iowa

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