Augusta, Iowa

Augusta is an unincorporated community situated on the Skunk River in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It is located 10 miles south of Burlington and seven miles north of Fort Madison, off U.S. Route 61 and Iowa Highway 16. The community is part of the Burlington, IAIL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Augusta, Iowa
Augusta
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 40°45′29″N 91°16′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyDes Moines
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)319

In 1835, Levi Moffitt, one of the first settlers, built the first water-power "flouring" mill in the state of Iowa. In 1842, Moffitt and Dan Jones built a church in Augusta, and helped to transport immigrants up the river to Nauvoo. The means of travel was a small steamboat that was called the Maid of Iowa, which was captained by Dan Jones.



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