Wayfarrow

Ozark

Ghost town · Jackson County, Iowa

Baldwin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
Baldwin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ozark is a ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ozark as a historical populated place on the Leisure Lake 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 42.1575° N, 90.8743° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeisure Lake
Elevation881 ft
Nearest living townMonmouth, IA
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID465430
Coordinates42.15751, -90.87431

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Ozark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monmouth, IA (population 112), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 881 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Ozark?

Ozark is in Jackson County, Iowa, at 42.1575, -90.8743.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Iowa has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.