Berea was founded along the banks of the Middle Nodaway River;[2] it was named after the Ancient Greek city of Berea.[3] The community was founded by Ned Brown and Alexander Broadfoot, who were early settlers, and its peak population was around 100 residents.[4]
A post office called Berea was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1908.[5] In 1905, the community was reported to have a population of 40, with a general store, a pharmacist, a creamery, a blacksmith and a wagonmaker.[6] The Berea Store was built in June 1909, replacing an earlier store which had been destroyed by fire.[7]
In 1915, Berea was described as a village, with the Berea Horse Company being a noted business, owned by brothers Isaac Brown and A.R. Brown.[8] At that time, Berea had a town band which performed at community events.[9] Around that time, Berea's population was estimated at 50 residents.[10]
The Rock Island Railroad passed through nearby Anita and Adair, and it was for this reason that Berea began to decline.[4] A school still operated at Berea in the 1930s,[11] but most other services had closed by this time. In 1936, the Berea School closed due to lack of pupils, and by the 1940s, the community was called a "ghost village".[4] By that time, Berea had only a general store, the closed school, and the Berea Gospel Hall.[4]
The Berea Store was purchased by the Arnold family in 1950.[13]
Berea still appeared on state maps as late as 1960.[14]
Referencesedit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berea, Iowa
^Plat Book of Adair County, Iowa. Mid-West Map Publishers. 1951. from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^Joseph Silas Diller (1902). Topographic Development of the Klamath Mountains. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 41.
^ abcdeCleaver, Geraldine (January 20, 1944). "Did You Know... Or Do You Remember?" (PDF). Anita Tribune. (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^Polk's Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1905-1906. Vol. XIII (28th ed.). Des Moines; Chicago; Detroit: R. L. Polk & Co. 1905. p. 205. from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
^"Anita Remembers: Looking Back in the Tribune Files". The Anita Tribune. May 28, 1959. p. 2.
^Kilburn, Lucian Moody (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. Pioneer publishing Company. ISBN978-1-58103-412-7. from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^"Celebration". The Anita Record. August 31, 1916. p. 5.
^Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1912. from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
^Plat Book of Adair County, Iowa. 1930. from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
^The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 293. from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
^"Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Buy Berea Store". The Anita Tribune. February 16, 1950.
^"Iowa". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. 1960. p. 304 Political Map.
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