Fisk is an

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in Adair County,

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, United States.

History

Fisk was established near the center of Richland Township. The first post office in Fisk was established in 1870. By 1901, Fisk was home to a creamery (the Blue Grass Creamery), a school, and the Fisk Post Office. However, with the introduction of

Rural Free Delivery Rural Free Delivery (RFD), since 1906 officially rural delivery, is a program of the United States Post Office Department to deliver mail directly to rural destinations. The program began in the late 19th century. Before that, people living in ru ...

, the Fisk Post Office closed. In 1918, Fisk was described thus: "In Richland township, Adair county. 10 miles sw of Greenfield, the judicial seat, and 6 w of Orient, the nearest railroad station and banking point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery." The directory went on to list two general stores: those of A.B. Creighton, and J.J. Perkins. In 1902, Fisk's population was 37, and in 1924, the population was reported as 28. The population was 37 in 1940. A school and church were still located in Fisk in 1951.

References

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