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Iowa Junction

Ghost town · Washington County, Iowa

Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iowa Junction is a ghost town in Washington County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iowa Junction as a historical populated place on the Riverside 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 41.4925° N, 91.5352° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiverside
Elevation642 ft
Nearest living townRiverside, IA
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID464279
Coordinates41.49252, -91.53516

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What's there now

Iowa Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Riverside, IA (population 1,040), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 642 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 Iowa Junction?

Iowa Junction is in Washington County, Iowa, at 41.4925, -91.5352.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Iowa has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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