Juniata, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 42°34′48.93″N 95°08′52.98″W / 42.5802583°N 95.1480500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Buena Vista |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 712 |
GNIS feature ID | 464599[1] |
Juniata was an unincorporated community in Buena Vista County, located in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
Juniata was at 42°34′48.93″N 95°08′52.98″W / 42.5802583°N 95.1480500°W,[1] south of Outlet Creek,[2] on U.S. Highway 71.
Juniata was originally called Northam, but the name was changed due to a supposed similarity between Northam and Marathon. The name of the community was pronounced "Ju-ne-at-ta," according to a 1909 source.[3]
The community was founded alongside the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad.[4] The still-new community was described in 1914: "The town of Juniata is surrounded by large and productive farms. A general store is needed, also a stock buyer, a meat market, butter and egg store, a boarding house and a bank."[5]
Juniata was built diagonally along the rail line. The community was platted by P.H. Toohey and by 1908, boasted a Methodist Episcopal church.[6]
Juniata's population was 11 in 1915,[7] and was 10 in 1940.[8]
Outlet Creek, just north of Juniata and west of Newell, is noted for its catfish, bullheads, and crappie.[9]