Fiscus, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Fiscus, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Audubon
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1296
Coordinates:41.7389°N -95.0931°W
Area Code:712
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:456611

Fiscus is an unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States.

History

A post office was established in Fiscus in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[1] Adam Cain Fiscus was the minister at the Fiscus Church of Christ.[2]

Fiscus' population was 12 in 1925.[3] The population was 30 in 1940.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Audubon County . Iowa Ghost Towns . 6 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925222703/http://www.iowaghosttowns.com/audubon_county_iowa_ghost_towns.html . September 25, 2013 .
  2. Book: Henry Franklin Andrews. History of Audubon County, Iowa: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. 1915. Brookhaven Press. 220. 9781581032413.
  3. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 189 . en.
  4. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 299 . en.