Galesburg, Iowa

Galesburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. Galesburg lies along the junction of Main Street/Sioux Avenue and Highway T14 S.[1]

Galesburg, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Galesburg, Iowa is located in Iowa
Galesburg, Iowa
Galesburg, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°33′32″N 92°56′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJasper
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID456811[1]

History

Galesburg was platted on Section 16 of Elk Creek Township. In 1878 it was described as "a little village" with a large store and a recently completed railroad.[2]

The Galesburg post office opened in 1857 (originally under the name Galesburgh) and closed in 1904.[3]

The population of Galesburg was 160 in 1887,[4] and was 88 in 1902.[5] The population was 89 in 1917.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galesburg, Iowa
  2. The History of Jasper County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c: A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa ... Western Historical. 1878. p. 505.
  3. "GNIS Detail - Galesburg Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
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