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Mount Pisgah

Ghost town · Union County, Iowa

Afton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Afton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Pisgah is a ghost town in Union County, Iowa, recorded as human settlement in Iowa, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Pisgah as a historical populated place: 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 41.0386° N, 94.1130° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,046 ft
Nearest living townThayer, IA
Distance to it3.4 miles
Coordinates41.03860, -94.11300

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What's there now

Mount Pisgah is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Thayer, IA (population 50), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,046 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 Mount Pisgah?

Mount Pisgah is in Union County, Iowa, at 41.0386, -94.1130.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

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

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