Official Name: | Veo, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 745 |
Coordinates: | 41.1542°N -91.9081°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 464308 |
Veo is a former unincorporated community in northwest Penn Township, Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
Founded in 1882, Veo was named in honor of V.O. Jones, who operated the first store and railroad depot in the hamlet. The Burlington Western Railroad operated in Veo from that year to 1971.[1]
The population of Veo was 25 in 1902,[2] and was 21 in 1925.[3]
Veo's population was 4 in 1940.[4]
In December 1994, the old railroad depot in Veo was destroyed by a fire.[1]