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Agricola

Ghost town · Mahaska County, Iowa

Gibson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Gibson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Agricola is a ghost town in Mahaska County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Mahaska County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Agricola as a historical populated place on the Gibson topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.4992° N, 92.4752° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGibson
Elevation897 ft
Nearest living townBarnes City, IA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID465504
Coordinates41.49917, -92.47519

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What's there now

Agricola is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barnes City, IA (population 140), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 897 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Agricola?

Agricola is in Mahaska County, Iowa, at 41.4992, -92.4752.

How many ghost towns are in Mahaska County?

Mahaska County, Iowa has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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