Viele, Iowa
Viele, Iowa | |
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![]() ![]() Viele Location in Iowa | |
Coordinates: 40°36′47″N 91°26′02″W / 40.61306°N 91.43389°WCoordinates: 40°36′47″N 91°26′02″W / 40.61306°N 91.43389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Lee |
Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 464785[1] |
Viele is an unincorporated community in northern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies near the junction of 235th and 240th Streets, six miles west of the city of Fort Madison. Its elevation is 541 feet (196 m).[1]
History[]
The community originally known as Jeffersonville was platted in July 1867 on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway. The name was changed to Viele in the 1860s or 1870s.[2] Viele's population was 15 in 1877,[3] 14 in 1902,[4] and 16 in 1915.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viele, Iowa
- ^ "The Annals of Iowa". Retrieved 2021-06-27. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Iowa
- Unincorporated communities in Iowa
- Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area
- Southeast Iowa geography stubs