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Lakewood is a ghost town in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Lakewood, Iowa
Ghost town
Lakewood, Iowa
Coordinates:
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLyon
Elevation
1,142 ft (348 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1906671[1]

History


A post office was established at Lakewood in 1900, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[2] The town was named from a nearby lake in the woods.[3]

Lakewood's population was 25 in 1925.[4]


See also



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakewood, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakewood Post Office (historical)
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 180.
  4. Company, Rand McNally and (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 190.


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