Editing Keota, Iowa (section)

== History ==
Keota is derived from an Indian name meaning "gone to visit" or "the fire is gone out".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n173 174]}}</ref>

=== 2010 fire ===
A large part of historic downtown Keota was damaged by a fire on December 4, 2010. Five buildings on East Broadway were badly damaged or destroyed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thegazette.com/2010/12/05/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-business-in-keota/|title=Investigators unsure what started fire in Keota|date=5 December 2010|work=Cedar Rapids Gazette|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref>

===2023 tornado===
An [[Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023#Keota–Wellman, Iowa|EF4 tornado]] struck the northwest edge of Keota on the afternoon of March 31, 2023, causing extensive damage to numerous farms just outside of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overview of 3/31/23 Tornado Outbreak |url=https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_03312023 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Volunteers helped to clean up the debris in recovery efforts following the tornado.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swayne |first=Mollie |date=2023-04-04 |title=Keota residents grateful for help during tornado recovery |url=https://www.kcrg.com/2023/04/04/keota-residents-grateful-help-during-tornado-recovery/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=kcrg.com |language=en}}</ref>