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Howell

Ghost town · Marion County, Iowa

Pella quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Pella quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Howell 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 Howell as a historical populated place on the Pella 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 41.3792° N, 92.9683° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePella
Elevation794 ft
Nearest living townPella, IA
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID464260
Coordinates41.37916, -92.96826

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What's there now

Howell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pella, IA (population 10,624), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 794 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 Howell?

Howell is in Marion County, Iowa, at 41.3792, -92.9683.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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