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Vulcan

Ghost town · Keokuk County, Iowa

What Cheer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
What Cheer quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Vulcan is a ghost town in Keokuk County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Keokuk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Vulcan as a historical populated place on the What Cheer 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 41.4203° N, 92.3699° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhat Cheer
Elevation773 ft
Nearest living townWhat Cheer, IA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID464278
Coordinates41.42029, -92.36991

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What's there now

Vulcan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is What Cheer, IA (population 634), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 773 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 Vulcan?

Vulcan is in Keokuk County, Iowa, at 41.4203, -92.3699.

How many ghost towns are in Keokuk County?

Keokuk County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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