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Swea

Ghost town · Kossuth County, Iowa

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

Swea is a ghost town in Kossuth County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Kossuth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Swea as a historical populated place on the Armstrong 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 43.4147° N, 94.3836° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArmstrong
Elevation1,200 ft
Nearest living townSwea City, IA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID464045
Coordinates43.41468, -94.38358

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What's there now

Swea is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Swea City, IA (population 612), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,200 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 Swea?

Swea is in Kossuth County, Iowa, at 43.4147, -94.3836.

How many ghost towns are in Kossuth County?

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

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