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Allen

Ghost town · Harrison County, Iowa

Moorhead SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Moorhead SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Allen is a ghost town in Harrison County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Harrison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Allen as a historical populated place on the Moorhead SE 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 41.8050° N, 95.8186° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoorhead SE
Elevation1,398 ft
Nearest living townPisgah, IA
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID464201
Coordinates41.80499, -95.81862

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What's there now

Allen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pisgah, IA (population 261), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,398 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 Allen?

Allen is in Harrison County, Iowa, at 41.8050, -95.8186.

How many ghost towns are in Harrison County?

Harrison County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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