 sabula is a city in jackson county, iowa, united states. the population was 576 at the 2010 census. sabula is the site of iowa's only island city. the island has a beach and a campground. it also has a harbor with boat docks and storage sheds to store some boats during the winter. because of its proximity to chicago (three-hour drive), sabula has become a popular vacationing destination during the summer months. sabula has two churches, one lutheran, one methodist. ==history== sabula was established in 1835 when, according to legend, isaac dorman crossed the river from the illinois side on a log and decided to settle on the present site of sabula.{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hhwuaaaayaaj&pg=pa522#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=history of jackson county, iowa, volume 1 | publisher=s.j. clarke publishing company
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