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Cypsum City

Ghost town · Webster County, Iowa

Lehigh quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Lehigh quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cypsum City is a ghost town in Webster County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Webster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cypsum City as a historical populated place on the Fort Dodge South 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 42.4736° N, 94.1280° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFort Dodge South
Elevation1,114 ft
Nearest living townCoalville, IA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID464128
Coordinates42.47358, -94.12801

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What's there now

Cypsum City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coalville, IA (population 652), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,114 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 Cypsum City?

Cypsum City is in Webster County, Iowa, at 42.4736, -94.1280.

How many ghost towns are in Webster County?

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

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