Iowa Point is an unincorporated community in northeastern Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.
[1] Iowa Point was first settled in 1854 on land received from the U.S. Government in payment for missionary services done at the nearby Iowa, Sac and Fox Indian mission.
[2] The town divided on the issue of slavery; by the end of the Civil War, it had nearly been completely burned, and businesses had nearly been depleted.
[3] The first post office in Iowa Point opened in 1855, closed temporarily in 1914, reopened that same year, and closed permanently in 1933.
[4] The community is included in the St. Joseph, Missouri Metropolitan Area.