Bankston, IA

Bankston is a Dubuque County city whose name reaches back to Andrew Bankson, an early Iowa territorial legislator who founded Bankston Prairie west of Dubuque around 1836. Iowa records list the city’s incorporation in 1933. The 2026 Western Dubuque County school-district map places Bankston along Bankston Park Road within a wide-area district that includes schools in Farley, Epworth, and nearby communities. Dubuque County’s conservation system maintains a Bankston Park campground, tying the city’s roads and name to countywide farm, school, and public-recreation geography.