Beebeetown, Iowa

Beebeetown, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°52′11″N 95°45′15″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Harrison
Elevation	1,325/404 ft (1.00 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	454479[1]

Beebeetown is an unincorporated town in Harrison County, Iowa, USA.[2]

History

Beebeetown was founded in 1880.[3] The population was 50 in 1940.[4]

Beebeetown Highschool was closed in the 1978 and consolidated with Persia, Iowa and Neola, Iowa's school districts to form Tri-Center School District.[5]

Beebeetown is home to the Twisted Tail Restaurant, a diner that won the 2020 Iowa Cattlemen Competition burger competition.[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beebeetown, Iowa
2. "Harrison County, Iowa". www.harrisoncountyia.org. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
3. "GNIS Detail - Beebeetown". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 293.
5. "Timeline of Iowa school district and building changes". iowahighwayends.net. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
6. Pimper, Sam (September 27, 2020). "State's best burger: Twisted Tail in Beebeetown recognized by Iowa Cattlemen". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa. Retrieved July 13, 2021.