Fisk, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Fisk, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adair
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1309
Coordinates:41.2011°N -94.5281°W
Area Code:641
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464542

Fisk is an unincorporated community or ghost town in Adair County, Iowa, United States.

History

Fisk was established near the center of Richland Township.

The first post office in Fisk was established in 1870.[1]

By 1901, Fisk was home to a creamery (the Blue Grass Creamery),[2] a school, and the Fisk Post Office.[3] 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.[4]

In 1902, Fisk's population was 37,[5] and in 1924, the population was reported as 28.[6] The population was 37 in 1940.[7]

A school and church were still located in Fisk in 1951.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lucian Moody Kilburn. History of Adair County, Iowa, and Its People. 1915. Pioneer publishing Company. 148.
  2. Book: Legislative Documents Submitted to the General Assembly of the State of Iowa . 1904 . 75 . en. General Assembly . Iowa .
  3. Book: Adair County 1901. 2021-05-23.
  4. Book: Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory . 1918 . R.L. Polk & Company . en.
  5. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en.
  6. Book: General Rating Book . 1924 . 278 . en.
  7. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 299 . en.
  8. Web site: LLC . Historic Map Works . Richland Township, Fisk, Atlas: Adair County 1951, Iowa Historical Map . 2021-05-23 . www.historicmapworks.com.