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Icarid

Ghost town · Adams County, Iowa

Corning South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Corning South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Icarid is a ghost town in Adams County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Adams County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Icarid as a historical populated place on the Corning South 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 40.9953° N, 94.6875° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCorning South
Elevation1,244 ft
Nearest living townCorning, IA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID465482
Coordinates40.99526, -94.68747

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What's there now

Icarid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Corning, IA (population 1,573), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,244 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 Icarid?

Icarid is in Adams County, Iowa, at 40.9953, -94.6875.

How many ghost towns are in Adams County?

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

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