Zook Spur, Iowa | |
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former
unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 41°50′31″N 93°48′56″W / 41.84194°N 93.81556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Dallas and Polk |
Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 463290 [1] |
Zook Spur is a former unincorporated community at the border of Dallas County and Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1] It was at the corner of what is now NW 158th Avenue and Iowa State Highway 17.
Zook Spur (or Zookspur) was a mining community, and was named after mining superintendent H. Zook. The Scandia Coal Company operated six mines in the area between 1906 and 1943. [2]
Zook Spur was a company town, but had a school, churches, a baseball diamond, a pool hall, a bakery, and the company store. The town was located on the Milwaukee Railroad. [3]
Zook Spur's population was 520 in 1925. [4] A number of cabins were on Zook Spur Place, south of the main intersection. Zook Spur prospered into the 1930s. The 1943 closure of the mines ended Zook Spur's growth. [3]
In 1948, the Zook Spur school district closed, and the school building was put up for sale. [5]
By 1975, little remained of the original community, aside from a few houses and the building where the Zook Spur bakery was located. [3]