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Diamond

Ghost town · Appanoose County, Iowa

Mystic quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Mystic quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Diamond is a ghost town in Appanoose County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Appanoose County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Diamond as a historical populated place on the Mystic 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 40.7631° N, 92.9658° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMystic
Elevation950 ft
Nearest living townMystic, IA
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID464331
Coordinates40.76307, -92.96576

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What's there now

Diamond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mystic, IA (population 257), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 950 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 Diamond?

Diamond is in Appanoose County, Iowa, at 40.7631, -92.9658.

How many ghost towns are in Appanoose County?

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

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