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Rockingham

Ghost town · Scott County, Iowa

Milan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Milan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rockingham is a ghost town in Scott County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rockingham as a historical populated place on the Andalusia 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 41.4825° N, 90.6335° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAndalusia
Elevation556 ft
Nearest living townRock Island, IL
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID465341
Coordinates41.48253, -90.63347

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What's there now

Rockingham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Island, IL (population 36,758), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 556 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 Rockingham?

Rockingham is in Scott County, Iowa, at 41.4825, -90.6335.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

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

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