List of ghost towns in Iowa

This is an incomplete List of ghost towns in Iowa.

Donnan, Iowa memorial sign, showing the former location of the City of Donnan

Ghost towns

Town name	Other name(s)	County	Established	Disestablished	Remarks
Big Spring		Wayne
Bryantsburg		Buchanan
Buxton		Monroe
Buchanan		Cedar
Buckhorn		Jackson
Caledonia		Ringgold
Civil Bend		Fremont
Clarkson		Warren
Coalport[1]		Marion			Submerged by Lake Red Rock.
Conover		Winneshiek
Cordova[1]		Marion			Submerged by Lake Red Rock.
Donnan		Fayette
Doris		Buchanan
Dudley		Polk
Dudley		Wapello
Dunreath[1]		Marion			Submerged by Lake Red Rock.
Elkport		Clayton
Fifield[1]		Marion			Submerged by Lake Red Rock.
Herring		Sac
Hinkletown		Keokuk
Howell
Green Island		Jackson
Griffinsville		Appanoose
Iowaville		Van Buren
Ivanhoe		Linn
Knowlton		Ringgold
Lakewood		Lyon
Littleport		Clayton
Lucky Valley		Woodbury
Midway		Johnson
Motor		Clayton
Mount Pisgah		Union			Mitt Romney’s great-grandfather, Helaman Pratt was born near Mount Pisgah.
National
Oradell		Marion
Percy		Marion
Queen City		Adams
Red Rock[1]		Marion			Submerged by Lake Red Rock.
River Junction	Stumptown, Stumpville, Stumpy	Johnson
Rousseau[1]		Marion			Submerged by Lake Red Rock.
Shady Grove		Buchanan
Siegel		Bremer
Strahan		Mills
Unique		Humboldt
White Pigeon		Keokuk
Yatton		Washington

Notes and references

1. "Most People Have No Idea This Underwater City in Iowa Even Exists". Retrieved November 19, 2023.