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Iona City

Ghost town · Worth County, Missouri

Bedford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Bedford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Iona City is a ghost town in Worth County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Worth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Iona City as a historical populated place on the Sheridan 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 40.5703° N, 94.5405° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSheridan
Elevation1,074 ft
Nearest living townBlockton, IA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2710539
Coordinates40.57032, -94.54046

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What's there now

Iona City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blockton, IA (population 137), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,074 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 Iona City?

Iona City is in Worth County, Missouri, at 40.5703, -94.5405.

How many ghost towns are in Worth County?

Worth County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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