Waubeek, Iowa

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

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

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

Lafayette, Iowa

References

  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.