Newburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Newburg, Iowa | |
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  Newburg, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 41°49′07″N 92°46′28″W / 41.81861°N 92.77444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Jasper |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 459502[1] |
Geography
editNewburg lies near the junction of county highway T38 and F17 (Newburg Road).[1]
History
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A post office at Newburg (originally spelled Newburgh) opened in 1878. The post office closed in January 1954.[2]
The Newburg Church was built in 1896; the congregation previously met at the Newburg schoolhouse. In 1996, the Newburg Church's congregation merged with the Chester congregation to become the Newburg Chester Church.[3]
The population of Newburg was estimated at 200 in 1887,[4] and was 41 in 1902.[5]
On March 5, 2022, an EF2 tornado struck the community, damaging several homes.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Newburg Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Newburg Chester Church - About". www.newburgchesterchurch.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Emergency sirens fail during tornado warning in Newton". KCCI. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.