Viele, Iowa | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Viele |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Iowa##Location in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 541 |
Coordinates: | 40.6131°N -91.4339°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 464785 |
Viele is an unincorporated community in northern Lee County, Iowa, United States. It lies near the junction of 235th and 240th Streets, 6miles west of the city of Fort Madison. Its elevation is .
The community originally known as Jeffersonville was platted in July 1867 on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway. The name was changed to Viele in the 1860s or 1870s.[1] Viele's population was 15 in 1877,[2] 14 in 1902,[3] and 16 in 1915.[4]