Waubeek, Iowa

Waubeek, Iowa
unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Linn County
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Waubeek is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Wapsipinicon River on County Road X20 (Whittier Road) north of Whittier, Iowa and southwest of Prairieburg, at 42.164779N, -91.462265W.^[1]

History

An earlier town, named Paddington was laid out adjacent and to the South of Waubeek in 1855. That area was included with Waubeek, when Waubeek was formally founded on October 28, 1859.^[2]

References

↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 230. University Of Iowa Press. ISBN 1-58729-531-8.

Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Cedar Rapids

Cities	Alburnett Bertram Cedar Rapids Center Point Central City Coggon Ely Fairfax Hiawatha Lisbon Marion Mount Vernon Palo Prairieburg Robins Springville Walford‡ Walker

Townships	Bertram Boulder Brown Buffalo Clinton College Fairfax Fayette Franklin Grant Jackson Linn Maine Marion Monroe Otter Creek Putnam Spring Grove Washington

Unincorporated communities	Beverly Depot Midway Otis Paris Toddville Troy Mills Viola Waubeek Whittier

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 42°09′57″N 91°27′55″W / 42.16583°N 91.46528°W / 42.16583; -91.46528

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