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Maclay

Ghost town · Clay County, Iowa

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Maclay as a historical populated place on the Webb 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 42.9691° N, 95.0730° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWebb
Elevation1,357 ft
Nearest living townWebb, IA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID464066
Coordinates42.96914, -95.07305

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What's there now

Maclay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Webb, IA (population 147), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,357 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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