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Oakwood Station

Ghost town · Polk County, Iowa

Slater quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Slater quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oakwood Station is a ghost town in Polk County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakwood Station as a historical populated place on the Huxley 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 41.9372° N, 93.5163° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHuxley
Elevation919 ft
Nearest living townCambridge, IA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID465428
Coordinates41.93721, -93.51633

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What's there now

Oakwood Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cambridge, IA (population 948), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 919 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 Oakwood Station?

Oakwood Station is in Polk County, Iowa, at 41.9372, -93.5163.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

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

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