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McCloy

Ghost town · Sac County, Iowa

Boyer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Boyer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McCloy is a ghost town in Sac County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Sac County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McCloy as a historical populated place on the Boyer 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 42.2317° N, 95.1633° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoyer
Elevation1,231 ft
Nearest living townWall Lake, IA
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID464121
Coordinates42.23165, -95.16333

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What's there now

McCloy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wall Lake, IA (population 641), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,231 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 McCloy?

McCloy is in Sac County, Iowa, at 42.2317, -95.1633.

How many ghost towns are in Sac County?

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

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