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Yatton

Ghost town · Washington County, Iowa

Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Riverside quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yatton 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 Yatton as a historical populated place on the Riverside 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 41.4636° N, 91.5838° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRiverside
Elevation653 ft
Nearest living townRiverside, IA
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID465507
Coordinates41.46363, -91.58378

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What's there now

Yatton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Riverside, IA (population 1,040), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 653 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 Yatton?

Yatton is in Washington County, Iowa, at 41.4636, -91.5838.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

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

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