Chequest, Iowa

Chequest was an unincorporated community in Davis County, Iowa, United States. Its elevation is 722 feet (287 m).^[1] It was on County Road V42 near Chequest Creek.

Chequest, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°49′42″N 92°14′45″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Davis
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	464335

History

The Chequest post office opened under the name Hall in 1884, was changed to Chequest in 1887, and closed permanently in 1905.^[2]

Chequest's population was 15 in 1887,^[3] 13 in 1902,^[4] 42 in 1917,^[5] and 15 in 1925.^[6] The population was 11 in 1940.^[7]