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Tarkio City

Ghost town · Page County, Iowa

Coin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Coin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tarkio City is a ghost town in Page County, Iowa. It is one of 3 former communities in Page County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tarkio City as a historical populated place on the Coin 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 40.7325° N, 95.1955° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoin
Elevation1,109 ft
Nearest living townYorktown, IA
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID465450
Coordinates40.73249, -95.19554

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What's there now

Tarkio City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yorktown, IA (population 26), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,109 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 Tarkio City?

Tarkio City is in Page County, Iowa, at 40.7325, -95.1955.

How many ghost towns are in Page County?

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

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