Rubens, Iowa

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Rubens is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.{{GNIS|466288}}

History

The post office in the community was variously called Powhattan, Powhatan, and Reubens before it closed in 1884.{{GNIS|1925306|name=Rubens Post Office (historical)}} Rubens was named for Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish painter.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA120|year=1908|page=120}}

References

Category:Geography of Pocahontas County, Iowa

Category:Ghost towns in Iowa