Rubens is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
Rubens, Iowa | |
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former unincorporated community | |
  Rubens, Iowa  Rubens, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°49′21″N 94°38′23″W / 42.822472°N 94.639701°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Pocahontas |
| Elevation | 1,197 ft (365 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 466288[1] |
History
editThe post office in the community was variously called Powhattan, Powhatan, and Reubens before it closed in 1884.[2] Rubens was named for Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish painter.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubens, Iowa
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubens Post Office (historical)
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 120.
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