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Troy

Ghost town · Lucas County, Iowa

Chariton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Chariton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Troy as a historical populated place on the Lucas 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 41.0367° N, 93.4258° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLucas
Elevation869 ft
Nearest living townLucas, IA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID464297
Coordinates41.03667, -93.42577

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What's there now

Troy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lucas, IA (population 137), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 869 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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