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Morrisburgh

Ghost town · Guthrie County, Iowa

Panora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500)
Panora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Morrisburgh as a historical populated place on the Stuart North 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 41.6000° N, 94.3180° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStuart North
Elevation1,158 ft
Nearest living townLinden, IA
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID465439
Coordinates41.59999, -94.31802

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What's there now

Morrisburgh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Linden, IA (population 163), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,158 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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