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Remicker

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Iowa

Blairsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Blairsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Remicker as a historical populated place on the Blairsburg 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 42.4772° N, 93.7016° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlairsburg
Elevation1,187 ft
Nearest living townBlairsburg, IA
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID464132
Coordinates42.47720, -93.70160

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What's there now

Remicker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blairsburg, IA (population 163), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,187 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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