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Carney

Ghost town · Floyd County, Iowa

Roseville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Roseville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carney is a ghost town in Floyd County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Floyd County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carney as a historical populated place on the Roseville 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 43.0291° N, 92.8105° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRoseville
Elevation1,065 ft
Nearest living townRoseville, IA
Distance to it0.3 miles
GNIS feature ID464079
Coordinates43.02914, -92.81047

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What's there now

Carney is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roseville, IA (population 12), about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,065 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 Carney?

Carney is in Floyd County, Iowa, at 43.0291, -92.8105.

How many ghost towns are in Floyd County?

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

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