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'''Prole''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|ɔɪ}} {{respell|PROY}}) is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in northwestern [[Warren County, Iowa|Warren County]], [[Iowa]], United States. It lies along [[Iowa Highway 28]] northwest of the city of [[Indianola, Iowa|Indianola]], the [[county seat]] of Warren County.<ref>Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '08.'' [[Chicago]]: [[Rand McNally]], 2008, p. 38.</ref> Its elevation is 978&nbsp;feet (298&nbsp;m).<ref name="gnis" /> Although Prole is unincorporated, it has a [[post office]], with the [[ZIP code]] of 50229.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=50229 Zip Code Lookup]</ref>
'''Prole''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|ɔɪ}} {{respell|PROY}}) is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[rural]] [[village]] in northwestern [[Warren County, Iowa|Warren County]], [[Iowa]], United States. It lies along [[Iowa Highway 28]] northwest of the city of [[Indianola, Iowa|Indianola]], the [[county seat]] of Warren County.<ref>Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '08.'' [[Chicago]]: [[Rand McNally]], 2008, p. 38.</ref> Its elevation is 978&nbsp;feet (298&nbsp;m).<ref name="gnis" /> Prole has a [[post office]], with the [[ZIP code]] of 50229,<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=50229 Zip Code Lookup]</ref>


==History==
==History==
Prole was laid out in 1884.<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=W. C.|title=History of Warren County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908... ; with Biographical Sketches of Some Prominent Citizens of the County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1A0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA315|year=1908|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|page=315}}</ref> A post office has been in operation in Prole since 25 September 1884.<ref>{{gnis|1970013|Prole Post Office}}</ref>
Prole was laid out in 1884.<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=W. C.|title=History of Warren County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1908...; with Biographical Sketches of Some Prominent Citizens of the County|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Z1A0AQAAMAAJ|year=1908|publisher=S.J. Clarke Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Z1A0AQAAMAAJ/page/n291 315]}}</ref> The post office has been in operation in Prole since 25 September 1884.<ref>{{gnis|1970013|Prole Post Office}}</ref>

Prole's population was 21 in 1902,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC |title=Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition |date=1902 |publisher=J. R. Gray & Company |pages=203–207 |language=en}}</ref> and 55 in 1925.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ |title=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 |date=1925 |publisher=Rand McNally & Company |pages=190 |language=en}}</ref> The population was 37 in 1940.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ |title=The Attorneys List |publisher=United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department |year=1940 |page=309 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Prole, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Prole, Iowa is located in Iowa
Prole, Iowa
Prole, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Prole, Iowa is located in the United States
Prole, Iowa
Prole, Iowa
Prole, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°24′33″N 93°43′38″W / 41.40917°N 93.72722°W / 41.40917; -93.72722
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWarren
Elevation
978 ft (298 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
50229
Area code515
GNIS feature ID460458[1]

Prole (/prɔɪ/ PROY) 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]

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Prole, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 38.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prole Post Office
  6. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  7. ^ 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. 1925. p. 190.
  8. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 309.


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