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Castle Grove

Ghost town · Jones County, Iowa

Hopkinton West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Hopkinton West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Castle Grove is a ghost town in Jones County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Jones County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Castle Grove as a historical populated place on the Hopkinton West 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 42.2606° N, 91.3168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHopkinton West
Elevation906 ft
Nearest living townPrairieburg, IA
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID464190
Coordinates42.26055, -91.31682

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What's there now

Castle Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prairieburg, IA (population 140), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 906 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 Castle Grove?

Castle Grove is in Jones County, Iowa, at 42.2606, -91.3168.

How many ghost towns are in Jones County?

Jones County, Iowa has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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