Beebeetown, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Beebeetown is located in Iowa
Beebeetown
Beebeetown
Beebeetown is located in the United States
Beebeetown
Beebeetown
Coordinates: 41°52′11″N 95°45′15″W / 41.86972°N 95.75417°W / 41.86972; -95.75417
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyHarrison
Elevation
1,325/404 ft (1.00 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID454479[1]

Beebeetown is an unincorporated town in Harrison County, Iowa, USA.[2]

History

Beebeetown was founded in 1880.[3] The population was 50 in 1940.[4]

Beebeetown Highschool was closed in the 1978 and consolidated with Persia, Iowa and Neola, Iowa's school districts to form Tri-Center School District.[5]

Beebeetown is home to the Twisted Tail Restaurant, a diner that won the 2020 Iowa Cattlemen Competition burger competition.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beebeetown, Iowa
  2. ^ "Harrison County, Iowa". www.harrisoncountyia.org. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "GNIS Detail - Beebeetown". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 293.
  5. ^ "Timeline of Iowa school district and building changes". iowahighwayends.net. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ Pimper, Sam (September 27, 2020). "State's best burger: Twisted Tail in Beebeetown recognized by Iowa Cattlemen". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa. Retrieved July 13, 2021.


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