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Almoral Siding

Ghost town · Delaware County, Iowa

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

Almoral Siding is a ghost town in Delaware County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Delaware County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Almoral Siding as a historical populated place on the Greeley 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 42.5164° N, 91.2726° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreeley
Elevation971 ft
Nearest living townEarlville, IA
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID464443
Coordinates42.51638, -91.27264

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What's there now

Almoral Siding is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Earlville, IA (population 864), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 971 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 Almoral Siding?

Almoral Siding is in Delaware County, Iowa, at 42.5164, -91.2726.

How many ghost towns are in Delaware County?

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

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