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Extinct Towns of Buchanan County, Iowa
A number of historic communities in Buchanan County once appeared
on state maps, but no longer exist.
1897 Railroad Service map
[Some of the towns' locations are slightly altered to make room for
the illustrations.]
Hamerville was located east of Brandon at the intersection of Highway 150. Today, the site is the location of three
farmhouses.
Vista, once located between Brandon and Independence, appeared on maps frequently until the 1950s. This site is
not even accessed by paved road.
Kier, between Fairbank and Littleton, appeared on many maps in the 1800s and early 1900s. The area is now settled
by Amish.
Several towns named Middlefield existed southeast of Winthrop, but none are populated today.
Newtonville was located a few miles south of Monti.
The houses at Castleville were later moved to Aurora.
Wise, once located between Independence and Jesup just north of Highway 939, was a train-stop between the 1920s
and the 1950s. Little remains at the site.
Kiene was founded in 1911 between Quasqueton and Monti, but was empty by 1955. Few or even no houses remain at
any of these sites.
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