Prole, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States

41°24′33″N 93°43′38″W / 41.40917°N 93.72722°W / 41.40917; -93.72722CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyWarrenElevation

978 ft (298 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

50229

Area code515GNIS feature ID460458^[1]

Prole /prɔɪ/ is an unincorporated rural village in northwestern Warren County, Iowa, United States. It lies along Iowa Highway 28 northwest of the city of Indianola, the county seat of Warren County.^[2] Its elevation is 978 feet (298 m).^[1] Prole has a post office, with the ZIP code of 50229,^[3] a cafe, a floral shop and an auto repair shop by way of businesses and services.

History

Prole was laid out in 1884.^[4] The post office has been in operation in Prole since 25 September 1884.^[5]

Prole's population was 21 in 1902,^[6] and 55 in 1925.^[7] The population was 37 in 1940.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Prole, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 38.
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ Martin, W. C. (1908). History of Warren County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908... ; with Biographical Sketches of Some Prominent Citizens of the County. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 315.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prole Post Office
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^ Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.
^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 309.