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Tower Station

Ghost town · Monroe County, Iowa

Albia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Albia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tower Station is a ghost town in Monroe County, Iowa. It is one of 2 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tower Station as a historical populated place on the Albia 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 41.0270° N, 92.8730° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbia
Elevation789 ft
Nearest living townAlbia, IA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID464300
Coordinates41.02695, -92.87298

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What's there now

Tower Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Albia, IA (population 3,688), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 789 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 Tower Station?

Tower Station is in Monroe County, Iowa, at 41.0270, -92.8730.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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