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Chequest

Ghost town · Davis 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

Chequest is a ghost town in Davis County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chequest 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 40.8284° N, 92.2457° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSelma
Elevation722 ft
Nearest living townFloris, IA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID464335
Coordinates40.82835, -92.24574

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What's there now

Chequest is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Floris, IA (population 121), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 722 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 Chequest?

Chequest is in Davis County, Iowa, at 40.8284, -92.2457.

How many ghost towns are in Davis County?

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

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