Beech is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa, United States. It is located just north of the intersection of County Road S31 and Highway 92. It is 1 mile east of Sandyville and five miles west of Pleasantville, at 41.3745865N -93.3573103W.
History Founded in 1911 as a railroad town, Beech was originally known as New Sandyville, but the residents of nearby Sandyville objected to the name.Warren County, Iowa. Iowa GenWeb Project. Accessed 2011-05-15 The town was renamed Beech in honor of a railroad employee.Savage, Tom (2007). A Dictionary of Iowa Place-Names, p. 36. University Of Iowa Press. .
The population was 133 in 1940.
Education The Pleasantville Community School District operates local public schools.
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