Rubens, Iowa

Rubens is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.^[1]

History

The 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

↑ 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.

Municipalities and communities of Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States

County seat: Pocahontas

Cities	Fonda Gilmore City‡ Havelock Laurens Palmer Plover Pocahontas Rolfe Varina

Townships	Bellville Cedar Center Colfax Cummins Des Moines Dover Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Roosevelt Sherman Swan Lake

Unincorporated community	Ware

Ghost town	Rubens

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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