Country United States County Henry ZIP codes 52652 Elevation 223 m Local time Sunday 12:59 AM | State Iowa Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 462147 Zip code 52652 | |
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Swedesburg is an unincorporated community in northern Henry County, Iowa, United States.
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- Approaching world s largest dala horse swedesburg iowa
- Map of Swedesburg IA 52641 USA
- How to say or pronounce usa cities swedesburg iowa
- Location
- History
- Attractions Landmarks
- Transport
- Literature
- References
Map of Swedesburg, IA 52641, USA
How to say or pronounce usa cities swedesburg iowa
Location
Swedesburg lies along the concurrent U.S. Route 218 and Iowa Highway 27, north of the city of Mt. Pleasant, the county seat of Henry County. Its elevation is 732 feet (223 m).
Although Swedesburg is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52652.
History
Swedesburg was originally built up chiefly by Swedish immigrants. They first arrived in the region in the 1860s after a wave of migration to the nearby Jefferson County in the 1840s.
Swedesburg had a population of 86 in 2000.
Attractions & Landmarks
Transport
The nearest rail connection is at Mount Pleasant, around ten miles to the south.
Literature
The author Bill Bryson mentions Swedesburg in his 2006 memoir, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. Bryson recalls seeing Swedesburg from a distance whilst visiting his grandparents in nearby Winfield in the 1950s, and reflects how the heritages of settlements such as Swedesburg were affected by the policies of Governor William L. Harding, which resulted in the decline of European languages in the state.