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Brookdale

Ghost town · Plymouth County, Iowa

Sioux City North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Sioux City North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brookdale is a ghost town in Plymouth County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Plymouth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brookdale as a historical populated place on the Sioux City North 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 42.5686° N, 96.4489° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSioux City North
Elevation1,294 ft
Nearest living townNorth Sioux City, SD
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID464096
Coordinates42.56861, -96.44892

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What's there now

Brookdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Sioux City, SD (population 3,018), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,294 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 Brookdale?

Brookdale is in Plymouth County, Iowa, at 42.5686, -96.4489.

How many ghost towns are in Plymouth County?

Plymouth County, Iowa has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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