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Caledonia

Ghost town · Ringgold County, Iowa

Mount Ayr quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Mount Ayr quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Caledonia is a ghost town in Ringgold County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Ringgold County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caledonia as a historical populated place on the Hatfield 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 40.6244° N, 94.1619° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHatfield
Elevation1,137 ft
Nearest living townMount Ayr, IA
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID466362
Coordinates40.62444, -94.16190

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What's there now

Caledonia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Ayr, IA (population 1,739), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,137 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 Caledonia?

Caledonia is in Ringgold County, Iowa, at 40.6244, -94.1619.

How many ghost towns are in Ringgold County?

Ringgold County, Iowa has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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