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Republic is an unincorporated community in southern Chickasaw County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Republic, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Republic, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°57′04″N 92°23′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)641
GNIS feature ID460589[1]

History


Republic in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903
Republic in Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1903

A post office was established at Republic on February 1, 1887.[2]

Republic was platted in section 20 of Richland Township, one mile east of the center of the township, and about five miles southeast of Williamstown.[3]

Republic's population was 25 in 1887,[4] and was 27 in 1902.[5]

The Republic post office was discontinued on January 31, 1914.[2] In 1915, the population of Republic was 37.[6]

Republic had been a prosperous community, but by 1919, historians were calling the community, and nearby Williamstown, a memory, stating that the heyday of these two communities was long past.[7]

In January 1945, the Republic School was destroyed in a fire. The school was replaced with a new building, said to be "the best rural school building ever built in Chickasaw County," in November 1946.[8]

As late as the 1930s, Republic had two churches.[3] In 1947, the old Methodist church was moved from the north side of the highway to the south side, combining this structure with the Disciples Building.[9] The Republic Community Church still operates.


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Republic, Iowa
  2. "GNIS Detail - Republic Post Office (historical)". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. Map of Chickasaw County - The University of Iowa Libraries. W.W. Hixson and Company. 1930.
  4. 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.
  5. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, 1917 :: Iowa Counties Historic Atlases. pp. 63–66.
  7. Fairbairn, Robert Herd (1919). "History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 304. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  8. "New Republic School Building Will Be Dedicated Friday Nite". Nashua Reporter. 1946-10-30. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  9. "Improvements Planned at Meeting of Republic Church Last Sunday". Nashua Reporter. Aug 27, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-07-31.


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