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Creswell

Ghost town · Keokuk County, Iowa

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

Creswell is a ghost town in Keokuk County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Keokuk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Creswell as a historical populated place on the South English 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 41.4208° N, 92.0243° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth English
Elevation810 ft
Nearest living townKinross, IA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID464269
Coordinates41.42084, -92.02434

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What's there now

Creswell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kinross, IA (population 140), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 810 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 Creswell?

Creswell is in Keokuk County, Iowa, at 41.4208, -92.0243.

How many ghost towns are in Keokuk County?

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

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