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Keteban Switch

Ghost town · Lee County, Iowa

Farmington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Farmington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Keteban Switch is a ghost town in Lee County, Iowa. It is one of 8 former communities in Lee County on the federal names register. No county in Iowa has more among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keteban Switch as a historical populated place on the Farmington 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 40.6464° N, 91.6991° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFarmington
Elevation683 ft
Nearest living townFarmington, IA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID464343
Coordinates40.64642, -91.69905

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What's there now

Keteban Switch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farmington, IA (population 531), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 683 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 Keteban Switch?

Keteban Switch is in Lee County, Iowa, at 40.6464, -91.6991.

How many ghost towns are in Lee County?

Lee County, Iowa has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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