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Lizard

Ghost town · Pocahontas County, Iowa

Palmer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000)
Palmer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1979, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lizard is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Pocahontas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lizard as a historical populated place on the Palmer 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 42.6347° N, 94.5111° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePalmer
Elevation1,196 ft
Nearest living townPalmer, IA
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID464100
Coordinates42.63470, -94.51109

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What's there now

Lizard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Palmer, IA (population 114), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,196 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 Lizard?

Lizard is in Pocahontas County, Iowa, at 42.6347, -94.5111.

How many ghost towns are in Pocahontas County?

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

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