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Blackhawk

Ghost town · Davis County, Iowa

Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Paris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackhawk is a ghost town in Davis County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackhawk as a historical populated place on the Paris 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 40.8322° N, 92.5907° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleParis
Elevation787 ft
Nearest living townUnionville, IA
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID464336
Coordinates40.83224, -92.59075

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What's there now

Blackhawk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Unionville, IA (population 86), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 787 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 Blackhawk?

Blackhawk is in Davis County, Iowa, at 40.8322, -92.5907.

How many ghost towns are in Davis County?

Davis County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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