Fisk, Iowa
Fisk, Iowa | |
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| Coordinates: 41°12′04″N 94°31′41″W / 41.20111°N 94.52806°WCoordinates: 41°12′04″N 94°31′41″W / 41.20111°N 94.52806°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Adair |
| Elevation | 1,309 ft (399 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 641 |
| GNIS feature ID | 464542[1] |
Fisk is an unincorporated community or ghost town in Adair County, Iowa, United States.[1]
History[edit]
Fisk was established near the center of Richland Township.
The first post office in Fisk was established in 1870.[2]
By 1901, Fisk was home to a creamery (the Blue Grass Creamery),[3] a school, and the Fisk Post Office.[4] However, with the introduction of Rural Free Delivery, the Fisk Post Office closed. In 1918, Fisk was described thusly: "In Richland township, Adair county. 10 miles sw of Greenfield, the judicial seat, and 6 w of Orient, the nearest railroad station and banking point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery." The directory went on to list two general stores: those of A.B. Creighton, and J.J. Perkins.[5] In 1924, Fisk's population was reported as 28.[6]
A school and church were still located in Fisk in 1951.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fisk, Iowa
- ↑ Lucian Moody Kilburn (1915). History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. Pioneer publishing Company. pp. 148. Search this book on
- ↑ Legislative Documents Submitted to the General Assembly of the State of Iowa. 1904. p. 75. Search this book on
- ↑ Adair County 1901. Retrieved 2021-05-23. Search this book on
- ↑ Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1918. Search this book on
- ↑ General Rating Book. 1924. p. 278. Search this book on
- ↑ LLC, Historic Map Works. "Richland Township, Fisk, Atlas: Adair County 1951, Iowa Historical Map". www.historicmapworks.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
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