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Adamsville

Ghost town · Iowa County, Wisconsin

Blanchardville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Blanchardville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Adamsville is a ghost town in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It is one of 2 former communities in Iowa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Adamsville as a historical populated place on the Hollandale 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 42.9072° N, 89.9126° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHollandale
Elevation889 ft
Nearest living townHollandale, WI
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2760537
Coordinates42.90718, -89.91257

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What's there now

Adamsville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hollandale, WI (population 330), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 889 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 Adamsville?

Adamsville is in Iowa County, Wisconsin, at 42.9072, -89.9126.

How many ghost towns are in Iowa County?

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

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