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The Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead is a federally designated historic site a couple miles northeast of Van Meter in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. It is the boyhood home of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller. [2] The historic district is 1.2 acres (0.49 ha).
Van Meter Township covers an area of 40.11 square miles (103.9 km 2) and contains two incorporated settlements: De Soto and Van Meter. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Clayton, Oakland, Otterman, Thornton, Van Meter and Williams. The streams of Bulger Creek, North Raccoon River and South Raccoon River run through this township.
Van Meter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, situated along the Raccoon River. The population was 1,484 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 4 ] Van Meter is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Joe Herman is sworn in as Van Meter's new mayor by City Clerk Jess Drake during the Van Meter City Council meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Van Meter’s newly elected mayor was sworn in during ...
Van Meter, VanMeter, Van Metre, Van Mater and Van Matre are American surnames derived from the Dutch surname Van Meteren. Most are descendants of Jan Joosten van Meteren (1626–1704) who in 1662 settled in Wiltwijck, New Netherlands, now Kingston, New York. [1] [2] [3] The surname is a toponym, meaning "from Meteren" in Gelderland, the ...
Van Meter State Park is a public recreation area on the Missouri River in Saline County, Missouri.The state park consists of 1,105 acres (447 ha) of hills, ravines, fresh water marsh, fens, and bottomland and upland forests in an area known as The Pinnacles The park has several archaeological sites, a cultural center, and facilities for camping, hiking, and fishing.
Fort Van Meter — or Fort VanMeter — is a mid-18th century frontier fort in the South Branch Potomac River Valley about 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. It is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Moorefield and about a mile northeast of the former community of Glebe at the northern end of the ...
Badger Creek State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Madison County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Van Meter.The park covers over 700 acres (280 ha) of land and includes the 276-acre (112 ha) Badger Creek Lake.