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Benan

Ghost town · Carroll County, Iowa

Glidden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000)
Glidden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1980, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Benan is a ghost town in Carroll County, Iowa. It is the only former community in Carroll County recorded on the federal names register, out of 226 across Iowa.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Benan as a historical populated place on the Glidden 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 42.1230° N, 94.6480° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGlidden
Elevation1,124 ft
Nearest living townLanesboro, IA
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID464173
Coordinates42.12304, -94.64803

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What's there now

Benan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lanesboro, IA (population 69), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,124 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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