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Rockaway

Ghost town · Jackson County, Iowa

Miles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Miles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rockaway is a ghost town in Jackson County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rockaway as a historical populated place on the Preston 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 42.1031° N, 90.4124° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePreston
Elevation614 ft
Nearest living townSpragueville, IA
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID464196
Coordinates42.10308, -90.41235

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What's there now

Rockaway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spragueville, IA (population 102), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 614 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Rockaway?

Rockaway is in Jackson County, Iowa, at 42.1031, -90.4124.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Iowa has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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