Viele, Iowa

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]

Viele, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Viele is located in Iowa
Viele
Viele
Location in Iowa
Viele is located in the United States
Viele
Viele
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°36′47″N 91°26′02″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLee
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464785[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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viele, Iowa
  2. "The Annals of Iowa". Retrieved June 27, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 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.
  4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.