Official Name: | Newburg, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jasper |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1027 |
Coordinates: | 41.8186°N -92.7744°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 459502 |
Newburg is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Newburg lies near the junction of county highway T38 and F17 (Newburg Road).
A post office at Newburg (originally spelled Newburgh) opened in 1878. The post office closed in January 1954.[1]
The Newburg Church was built in 1896; the congregation previously met at the Newburg schoolhouse. In 1996, the Newburg Church's congregation merged with the Chester congregation to become the Newburg Chester Church.[2]
The population of Newburg was estimated at 200 in 1887,[3] and was 41 in 1902.[4]
On March 5, 2022, an EF2 tornado struck the community, damaging several homes.[5]