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Canoe

Ghost town · Winneshiek County, Iowa

Decorah 1 SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1975, 1:24,000)
Decorah 1 SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1975, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Canoe is a ghost town in Winneshiek County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Winneshiek County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Canoe as a historical populated place on the Freeport 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 43.3508° N, 91.6540° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFreeport
Elevation936 ft
Nearest living townDecorah, IA
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID465557
Coordinates43.35081, -91.65404

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What's there now

Canoe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Decorah, IA (population 7,597), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 936 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 Canoe?

Canoe is in Winneshiek County, Iowa, at 43.3508, -91.6540.

How many ghost towns are in Winneshiek County?

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

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