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Granville

Ghost town · Mahaska County, Iowa

Pella quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Pella quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Granville is a ghost town in Mahaska County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Mahaska County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Granville as a historical populated place on the Peoria 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 41.4961° N, 92.7744° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePeoria
Elevation827 ft
Nearest living townLynnville, IA
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID465505
Coordinates41.49611, -92.77436

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What's there now

Granville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lynnville, IA (population 557), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 827 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 Granville?

Granville is in Mahaska County, Iowa, at 41.4961, -92.7744.

How many ghost towns are in Mahaska County?

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

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