Viele is an

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in northern Lee County,

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, United States. It lies near the junction of 235th and 240th Streets, west of the city of

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History

The community originally known as Jeffersonville was

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ted in July 1867 on the

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. The name was changed to Viele in the 1860s or 1870s. Viele's population was 15 in 1877, 14 in 1902, and 16 in 1915.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Iowa Unincorporated communities in Iowa Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area {{LeeCountyIA-geo-stub