Key West, Iowa is a small unincorporatedvillage located south of Dubuque, Iowa. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated community. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Downtown Dubuque and the Riverfront Dubuque is a city located in Dubuque County, Iowa. ...
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Key West is located within Key West. Mount Olivet Cemetery - one of two main Catholic cemeteries in the Dubuque area - is also located within the village. The town was named as a pathetic attempt to copy the flourishing and much coveted island in the famous Florida Keys, by the same name. Needless to say, the ruse never worked for local tourism. Alternatively, the city could be named this way as it is located southwest of Dubuque, which is called the "Key City."
KeyWest monument marking the Southernmost point in the continental United States accessible by civilians is located in KeyWest, Florida, at the intersection of South Street and Whitehead Street.
KeyWest was always an important military post since it sits at the northern edge of the deep water channel connecting the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico (the southern terminus 90 miles south is Cuba) via the Florida Straits.
KeyWest (and most of the rest of the keys) are on the dividing line between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.