Wayfarrow

Riceville

Ghost town · Mitchell County, Iowa

Mc Intire quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Mc Intire quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riceville is a ghost town in Mitchell County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Mitchell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riceville as a historical populated place on the McIntire 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 43.3850° N, 92.5632° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcIntire
Elevation1,249 ft
Nearest living townMcIntire, IA
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID464052
Coordinates43.38497, -92.56324

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Riceville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McIntire, IA (population 95), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,249 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Riceville?

Riceville is in Mitchell County, Iowa, at 43.3850, -92.5632.

How many ghost towns are in Mitchell County?

Mitchell 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.