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Grove City

Ghost town · Cass County, Iowa

Wiota quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Wiota quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grove City is a ghost town in Cass County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Cass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grove City as a historical populated place on the Wiota 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 41.3872° N, 94.9622° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWiota
Elevation1,201 ft
Nearest living townAtlantic, IA
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID466053
Coordinates41.38721, -94.96221

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What's there now

Grove City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Atlantic, IA (population 6,773), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,201 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 Grove City?

Grove City is in Cass County, Iowa, at 41.3872, -94.9622.

How many ghost towns are in Cass County?

Cass County, Iowa has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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