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(s)	641
GNIS feature ID	464542[1]

History

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

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

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