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Downers Grove

Ghost town · Jones County, Iowa

Anamosa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Anamosa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Downers 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 Downers Grove as a historical populated place on the Anamosa NE 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 42.2450° N, 91.2810° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAnamosa NE
Elevation950 ft
Nearest living townMonticello, IA
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID464191
Coordinates42.24500, -91.28099

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What's there now

Downers Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monticello, IA (population 4,055), about 5 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 Downers Grove?

Downers Grove is in Jones County, Iowa, at 42.2450, -91.2810.

How many ghost towns are in Jones County?

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

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