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Welcome to Bankston ...

The city of Bankston is located in Dubuque County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bankston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bankston has a population of 27 people<2> (see below for details).

Bankston is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bankston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bankston: 563

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bankston had an population of 27 people. This is an increase of 8% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bankston had a population of 25 people. This makes Bankston the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25 people, the population of Bankston decreased 7.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bankston.

Communities Also Named Bankston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bankston - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bankston.

Communities near Bankston ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bankston.

  • Dubuque
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Asbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
  • Dyersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
    • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <4>
  • Cascade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Epworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
    • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <4>
  • Peosta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
    • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <4>
  • Farley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Dubuque
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cassville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Earlville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bankston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bankston.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bankston. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bankston.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bankston. See our Newspapers Page for Bankston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bankston ...

Looking for more information about Bankston? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bankston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bankston.

Adding Bankston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bankston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bankston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bankston post office opened in 1860.

We also found Bankston in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bankston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dubuque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bankston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bankston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/