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Cloud

Ghost town · Marion County, Iowa

Melcher quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Melcher quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cloud is a ghost town in Marion County, Iowa. It is one of 7 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cloud as a historical populated place on the Melcher-Dallas 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 41.1750° N, 93.2352° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMelcher-Dallas
Elevation932 ft
Nearest living townMelcher-Dallas, IA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID464265
Coordinates41.17500, -93.23521

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What's there now

Cloud is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Melcher-Dallas, IA (population 1,228), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 932 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 Cloud?

Cloud is in Marion County, Iowa, at 41.1750, -93.2352.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Iowa has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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