Galesburg, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

41°33′32″N 92°56′47″W / 41.55889°N 92.94639°W / 41.55889; -92.94639CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyJasperElevation

896 ft (273 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID456811^[1]

Galesburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

Geography

Galesburg lies along the junction of Main Street/Sioux Avenue and Highway T14 S.^[2]

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.^[3]

The Galesburg post office opened in 1857 (originally under the name Galesburgh) and closed in 1904.^[4]

Galesburg was once a "thriving farm community with three grocery stores, several taverns and a hotel."^[5] The population of Galesburg was 160 in 1887,^[6] and was 88 in 1902.^[7] The population was 89 in 1917.^[8] The population was 50 in 1940.^[9]

In 2003, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack made an official visit to Galesburg, where he planted a tree in the community's park.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galesburg, Iowa
^ "41°33'32.0"N 92°56'47.0"W · Galesburg, IA 50232". 41°33'32.0"N 92°56'47.0"W · Galesburg, IA 50232. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "GNIS Detail - Galesburg Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Boshart, Rod (June 11, 2003). "Little Town Shows Vilsack Big Welcome". The Gazette. p. 3B. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207. Archived from the original on December 29, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
^ Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 300. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2024.