Beacon, Garfield Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States

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Details for Beacon

Name

Beacon

Official Name

City of Beacon

Place Type

Incorporated City

Located in

Garfield Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, United States

Surveys

Township 75 North, Range 16 West, Fifth Principal Meridian

Coordinates

Latitude		41.2769502		41° 16' 37" N
Longitude		-92.6796382		92° 40' 46.7" W

Nearby Cities

Lamson Mobile Home Park (Oskaloosa) 2 mi. NE
Oskaloosa 2.3 mi. NE
University Park (Spring Creek Township) 3.2 mi. E
Leighton (Black Oak Township) 7 mi. NW
Keomah Village (Spring Creek Township) 7.5 mi. E
Eddyville (Columbia Township, Wapello County) 8.6 mi. S

Nearby Cemeteries

Beacon 1.5 mi. W
McGlasson 2 mi. SE
Henness (East Des Moines Township) 2.7 mi. SW
Friends (Lincoln Township) 2.7 mi. NE
Old (Lincoln Township) 2.9 mi. NE
Chew (Lincoln Township) 2.9 mi. N
Center Grove (Oskaloosa) 3 mi. NE
Forest (Oskaloosa) 3.1 mi. NE
University Park (University Park, Spring Creek Township) 3.4 mi. E
Carpenter (Harrison Township) 3.6 mi. SE
Evans 3.7 mi. NW
De Long 3.8 mi. SW

Population

521

Elevation

231 m

USGS GNIS FeatureID

454396, 2394092

Histopolis Place ID

699832853

Updated Apr 15, 2011

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Genealogy Resources for Beacon

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Beacon, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon,_Iowa (6 Jul 2010)

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