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Lemont

Ghost town · Adair County, Iowa

Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lemont is a ghost town in Adair County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Adair County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lemont as a historical populated place on the Greenfield 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 41.3328° N, 94.4697° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreenfield
Elevation1,314 ft
Nearest living townGreenfield, IA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID465492
Coordinates41.33277, -94.46969

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What's there now

Lemont is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenfield, IA (population 1,826), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,314 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 Lemont?

Lemont is in Adair County, Iowa, at 41.3328, -94.4697.

How many ghost towns are in Adair County?

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

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