Fisk, Iowa

Fisk is an unincorporated community or ghost town in Adair County, Iowa, United States.^[1]

Fisk, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Fisk, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°12′04″N 94°31′41″W
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	641
GNIS feature ID	464542[1]

History

Fisk was located in southwestern Adair County.

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 thus: "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 1902, Fisk's population was 37,^[6] and in 1924, the population was reported as 28.^[7] The population was 37 in 1940.^[8]

A school and church were still located in Fisk in 1951.^[9]