Wayfarrow

Predonia

Ghost town · Marshall County, Iowa

Le Grand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Le Grand quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Predonia as a historical populated place on the Le Grand 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 42.0550° N, 92.8044° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLe Grand
Elevation987 ft
Nearest living townGreen Mountain, IA
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID465548
Coordinates42.05499, -92.80437

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Predonia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Green Mountain, IA (population 105), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 987 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

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.