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Alden Station

Ghost town · Hardin County, Iowa

Popejoy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000)
Popejoy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alden Station is a ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Hardin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alden Station as a historical populated place on the Popejoy 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 42.5041° N, 93.3808° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePopejoy
Elevation1,169 ft
Nearest living townAlden, IA
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID464133
Coordinates42.50415, -93.38076

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What's there now

Alden Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alden, IA (population 792), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,169 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 Alden Station?

Alden Station is in Hardin County, Iowa, at 42.5041, -93.3808.

How many ghost towns are in Hardin County?

Hardin County, Iowa has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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