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Whitefield

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Iowa

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

Whitefield is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whitefield as a historical populated place on the Libertyville 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 40.9950° N, 92.0438° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLibertyville
Elevation677 ft
Nearest living townLibertyville, IA
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID465469
Coordinates40.99502, -92.04379

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What's there now

Whitefield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Libertyville, IA (population 373), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 677 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 Whitefield?

Whitefield is in Jefferson County, Iowa, at 40.9950, -92.0438.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Iowa has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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