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Wassonville

Ghost town · Washington County, Iowa

Kinross quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Kinross quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wassonville is a ghost town in Washington County, Iowa. It is one of 4 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wassonville as a historical populated place on the Kinross 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 41.4917° N, 91.8793° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKinross
Elevation682 ft
Nearest living townWellman, IA
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID465510
Coordinates41.49168, -91.87934

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What's there now

Wassonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wellman, IA (population 1,539), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 682 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 Wassonville?

Wassonville is in Washington County, Iowa, at 41.4917, -91.8793.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

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

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