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Blanden

Ghost town · Pocahontas County, Iowa

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

Blanden is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Pocahontas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blanden as a historical populated place on the Manson 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 42.5772° N, 94.5614° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleManson
Elevation1,231 ft
Nearest living townManson, IA
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID464101
Coordinates42.57720, -94.56137

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What's there now

Blanden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manson, IA (population 1,653), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,231 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 Blanden?

Blanden is in Pocahontas County, Iowa, at 42.5772, -94.5614.

How many ghost towns are in Pocahontas County?

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

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