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Rolfe

Ghost town · Pocahontas County, Iowa

Bradgate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Bradgate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rolfe is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Pocahontas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rolfe as a historical populated place on the Bradgate 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 42.8375° N, 94.4772° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBradgate
Elevation1,194 ft
Nearest living townBradgate, IA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID465552
Coordinates42.83747, -94.47720

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What's there now

Rolfe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bradgate, IA (population 121), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,194 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 Rolfe?

Rolfe is in Pocahontas County, Iowa, at 42.8375, -94.4772.

How many ghost towns are in Pocahontas County?

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

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