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Quilhart

Ghost town · Polk County, Iowa

Des Moines quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Des Moines quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Quilhart 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 Quilhart as a historical populated place on the Des Moines NE 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 41.7186° N, 93.5327° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDes Moines NE
Elevation956 ft
Nearest living townAnkeny, IA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID464211
Coordinates41.71860, -93.53272

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What's there now

Quilhart is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ankeny, IA (population 70,542), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 956 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 Quilhart?

Quilhart is in Polk County, Iowa, at 41.7186, -93.5327.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

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

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