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Fallow

Ghost town · Palo Alto County, Iowa

Graettinger West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Graettinger West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fallow is a ghost town in Palo Alto County, Iowa. It is the only former community in Palo Alto County recorded on the federal names register, out of 226 across Iowa.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fallow as a historical populated place on the Graettinger West 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 43.1977° N, 94.8022° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGraettinger West
Elevation1,345 ft
Nearest living townGraettinger, IA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID464070
Coordinates43.19774, -94.80221

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What's there now

Fallow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Graettinger, IA (population 1,038), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,345 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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