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Lakewood

Ghost town · Lyon County, Iowa

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

Lakewood is a ghost town in Lyon County, Iowa. It is the only former community in Lyon County recorded on the federal names register, out of 226 across Iowa.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lakewood as a historical populated place on the Doon 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 43.3472° N, 96.1628° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDoon
Elevation1,313 ft
Nearest living townRock Rapids, IA
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1906671
Coordinates43.34720, -96.16280

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What's there now

Lakewood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Rapids, IA (population 2,653), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,313 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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