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Business Corners

Ghost town · Van Buren County, Iowa

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

Business Corners is a ghost town in Van Buren County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Van Buren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Business Corners as a historical populated place on the Selma 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 40.8545° N, 92.2438° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSelma
Elevation702 ft
Nearest living townEldon, IA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID465464
Coordinates40.85446, -92.24379

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What's there now

Business Corners is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eldon, IA (population 816), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 702 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 Business Corners?

Business Corners is in Van Buren County, Iowa, at 40.8545, -92.2438.

How many ghost towns are in Van Buren County?

Van Buren County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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