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Lafayette

Ghost town · Louisa County, Iowa

Columbus Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Columbus Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lafayette is a ghost town in Louisa County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Louisa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lafayette as a historical populated place on the Columbus Junction 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 41.2875° N, 91.3627° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbus Junction
Elevation614 ft
Nearest living townColumbus Junction, IA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID465511
Coordinates41.28753, -91.36266

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What's there now

Lafayette is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbus Junction, IA (population 2,129), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 614 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 Lafayette?

Lafayette is in Louisa County, Iowa, at 41.2875, -91.3627.

How many ghost towns are in Louisa County?

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

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