>From the 1882 Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory:

EPWORTH. A station on the I. Div. I.C.R.R. in Dubuque county, 19 miles west of Dubuque (c.h.). The village has a seminary, 4 churches, and ships fruit and corn. It is incorporated and has a population of 500. Exp. Am. Tel. W.U. Mail daily. H. Young, postmaster.

Abbrook J B, professor.
Benzer John, blacksmith.
Chapman J H, shoemaker.
Crosby J M, produce.
Frinch E.G., propr Enterprise.
Fuller J B, railroad and express agent
Hanna A F, broom factory
Hoke S A, livery.
Jackson E, physician.
Jones J, blacksmith
Keagy P, general store
McKinlay Wm, lumber
Miller F W, wagonmaker.
Moore Silas, hotel propr.
O'Connor T, blacksmith.
Parker E A, constable
Peavy T H, gunsmith
Poor B, meat market
Reyner F, physician
Saunders O F, painter.
Van Allen C W, barber
Young H, General Store.