Beech is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States

United States

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. It is located just north of the intersection of County Road S31 and Highway 92. It is 1 mile east of Sandyville

Sandyville, Iowa

Sandyville is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 61 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sandyville is located at ....

 and five miles west of Pleasantville

Pleasantville, Iowa

Pleasantville is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,539 at the 2000 census.-History:Pleasantville was surveyed and established as a town on August 1, 1849 on land then owned by William Wesley Jordan. Previous to the ownership of Mr...

, 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. The town was renamed Beech in honor of a railroad employee.