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Zook Spur, Iowa
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. HistoryZook 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] References
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