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Clarinda Junction

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Iowa

Stanton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000)
Stanton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1978, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clarinda Junction is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarinda Junction as a historical populated place on the Stanton 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 40.9322° N, 95.0011° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStanton
Elevation1,030 ft
Nearest living townVillisca, IA
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID464289
Coordinates40.93221, -95.00109

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What's there now

Clarinda Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Villisca, IA (population 1,004), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,030 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 Clarinda Junction?

Clarinda Junction is in Montgomery County, Iowa, at 40.9322, -95.0011.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

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

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