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Coordinates: 41°00′33″N 91°51′32″W / 41.00917°N 91.85889°W / 41.00917; -91.85889
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Beckwith, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Beckwith, Iowa is located in Iowa
Beckwith, Iowa
Beckwith, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°00′33″N 91°51′32″W / 41.00917°N 91.85889°W / 41.00917; -91.85889
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID464457[1]

Beckwith is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

History

Beckwith in Jefferson County, Iowa, in 1902

Beckwith was founded on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q).[2] Beckwith's post office operated from 1877 to 1901.[3] Beckwith had a one-room schoolhouse circa 1939.[4]

The community's population was 50 in 1890,[5] 65 in 1900,[6] 50 in 1920,[7] and 32 in 1940.[8]

Beckwith lies on an Amtrak line, and in 2018 was one of four Iowa sites selected for an upgrade to a centralized traffic control crossover, as part of a federal grant.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. ^ "Beckwith, Iowa. CBQ · Iowa Heritage Digital Collections". www.iowaheritage.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  4. ^ "Jefferson County's One-Room Schools, 1939". iagenweb.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ 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. p. 368.
  6. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. ^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. pp. 188–190. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 292.
  9. ^ "Beckwith among four Iowa locations getting railway crossover upgrades". 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2022-10-05.



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