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Bullard

Ghost town · Lee County, Iowa

Fort Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Fort Madison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bullard is a ghost town in Lee County, Iowa. It is one of 8 former communities in Lee County on the federal names register. No county in Iowa has more among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bullard as a historical populated place on the Nauvoo 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 40.6167° N, 91.4071° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNauvoo
Elevation555 ft
Nearest living townFort Madison, IA
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID464344
Coordinates40.61671, -91.40710

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What's there now

Bullard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Madison, IA (population 10,221), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 555 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 Bullard?

Bullard is in Lee County, Iowa, at 40.6167, -91.4071.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

Lee County, Iowa has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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