Official Name: | Rubens, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pocahontas |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1197 |
Coordinates: | 42.8225°N -94.6397°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 466288 |
Rubens is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.
The post office in the community was variously called Powhattan, Powhatan, and Reubens before it closed in 1884. Rubens was named for Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish painter.[1]