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Chaney

Ghost town · Clinton County, Iowa

Goose Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Goose Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chaney is a ghost town in Clinton County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Clinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chaney as a historical populated place on the Camanche 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 41.7948° N, 90.2846° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCamanche
Elevation586 ft
Nearest living townCamanche, IA
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID464235
Coordinates41.79475, -90.28457

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What's there now

Chaney is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Camanche, IA (population 4,562), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 586 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 Chaney?

Chaney is in Clinton County, Iowa, at 41.7948, -90.2846.

How many ghost towns are in Clinton County?

Clinton County, Iowa has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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