Fairmount, Iowa

Fairmount is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. Fairmount lies along the junction of Iowa Highway 163 and West 70th Street South.[1] The community has also been known as Fairmont.

Fairmount, Iowa
Fairmount, Iowa is located in Iowa
Fairmount, Iowa
Fairmount, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°34′00″N 93°09′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJasper
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1999552[1]

History

In 1878, Fairmount was described as a "town [...] beautifully situated on the level plateau of prairie separating the Des Moines and Skunk rivers. [...] There are fifteen or twenty buildings in Fairmount, and four or five business houses."[2] In addition, Fairmount had a Methodist Episcopal church, built in 1878, and a rail station on the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway.[2]

The Fairmount post office opened in 1876 and closed in 1918.[3]

The population of Fairmount was 50 in 1887,[4] and was 108 in 1902.[5] The population was 31 in 1917,[6] and 45 in 1925.[7]

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