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Beverly Depot

Ghost town · Linn County, Iowa

Cedar Rapids quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500)
Cedar Rapids quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beverly Depot is a ghost town in Linn County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Linn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beverly Depot as a historical populated place on the Cedar Rapids South 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 41.9322° N, 91.7260° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCedar Rapids South
Elevation756 ft
Nearest living townFairfax, IA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID464188
Coordinates41.93222, -91.72601

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What's there now

Beverly Depot is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairfax, IA (population 2,865), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 756 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 Beverly Depot?

Beverly Depot is in Linn County, Iowa, at 41.9322, -91.7260.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

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

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