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Pendarvis

Ghost town · Iowa County, Wisconsin

Mineral Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Mineral Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pendarvis is a ghost town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, recorded as human settlement in Wisconsin, United States of America. 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 Pendarvis as a historical populated place: 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 42.8639° N, 90.1726° W.

Key facts

Elevation992 ft
Nearest living townMineral Point, WI
Distance to it0.4 miles
Coordinates42.86387, -90.17257

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What's there now

Pendarvis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mineral Point, WI (population 2,575), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 992 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Pendarvis House in Mineral Point.
Pendarvis House in Mineral Point. · QuartierLatin1968 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Pendarvis?

Pendarvis is in Iowa County, Wisconsin, at 42.8639, -90.1726.

How many ghost towns are in Iowa County?

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

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