Click on the map for a larger view. This information comes from pages 471-477 of the 1976 "History of
Clinton County Iowa" by the Clinton County Historical Society.
Also see Abandoned Communities
| Map Key |
Name | Township | Notes |
| 1 | Almont Station | Elk River | PO: 01 April 1871 - 18 Jun 1883. Renamed Almont. |
| 1 | Almont | Elk River | PO : 18 Jun 1883 - 30 Nov 1934. |
| Almoral | (No location known) | PO : 01 Apr 1871 - 26 Feb 1873. | |
| 2 | Andover | Elk River | PO there since 24 May 1886. Formerly Dot. |
| A | Beaver Island | Clinton/Camanche | Mississippi River, E 1/2 in city of Clinton, W 1/2 in Camanche Township. |
| B | Big Rock | Spring Rock | Half in Scott County |
| 3 | Bliedorn | Grant | PO : 14 Feb 1898 - 15 Mar 1905. |
| Bloomfield | (No location known) | PO : 23 Sep 1842 - 03 Mar 1843 | |
| 4 | Boone Springs | Deep Creek | PO : 13 Dec 1853 - 08 Dec 1871. Renamed Goose Lake. |
| 5 | Brookfield | Bloomfield | PO : 10 Dec 1850 - 05 Jan 1872. Renamed Delmar. |
| 6 | Brookfield Centre | Brookfield | PO : 21 Nov 1871 - 12 Dec 1871. Renamed Elwood, moved from Sec. 21 to 16. |
| 7 | Brown's Station | Waterford | PO : 12 Feb 1872 - 18 Jun 1883. Renamed Brown. |
| 7 | Brown | Waterford | PO : 18 Jun 1883 - 30 Apr 1915 |
| C | Brushville | Olive | Free-Will Baptist Settlement |
| 8 | Bryant | Deep Creek | PO there since 15 Mar 1871 |
| 9 | Buena Vista / Buenavista | Olive | PO : 05 Sep 1848 - 15 Mar 1916 |
| 10 | Burgess | Sharon | PO for Smithtown. PO : 28 Sep 1854 - 31 Jan 1889 |
| 11 | Calmus | Olive | PO : 16 Feb 1858 - 25 Jul 1878. Renamed Calamus. |
| 11 | Calamus | Olive | 1857: Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Ry. built station PO there since 25 Jul 1878. |
| 12 | Camanche | Camanche | 1836: Dr. George Peck platted town. PO there since 06 Dec 1837. 1838: Elected county seat til 1841. |
| D | Cambridge | Spring Rock | As shown on 1856 maps |
| 44 | Center Grove | Washington | Another name for Villa Nova |
| 13 | Chancy | SW of City of Clinton | Formerly McClure. PO : 25 Jul 1878 - 23 Aug 1894 |
| 14 | Charlotte | Waterford | PO there since 06 Dec 1837. |
| 15 | Cherry Wood | Center | PO : 23 Aug 1852 - 11 Oct 1854. Renamed Suffock. |
| 47 | Cheyenne | Welton | Popular name for the Welton Railway station |
| E | Clamshell | Spring Rock | Also called Newell, on Wapsipinicon River |
| 16 | Clinton | On Mississippi River | Formerly New York. PO there since 24 Dec 1855. |
| F | Crystal Lake | DeWitt | Summer resort on old millpond |
| 17 | Delmar | Bloomfield | PO there since 05 Jan 1872. |
| G | Determan Settlement | Hampshire | North of Two Mile |
| 18 | DeWitt | DeWitt | Formerly Vandenburg. In 1844 there were 14 families in town. PO there since 17 Apr 1884. |
| 19 | Dot | Elk River | PO : 28 Jan 1886 - 24 May 1886. Moved and renamed Andover. |
| 20 | Elk River | Elk River | PO for Hauntown. PO : 11 Aug 1843 - 05 Dec 1872. |
| H | Elk River Junction | Elk River | On Milwaukee Railway |
| 21 | Elvira | Center | Formerly Cherry Wood, Suffock and Suffolk. POs there off and on from 29 Dec 1854 - 28 Feb 1907. |
| 22 | Elwood | Brookfield | Formerly Brookfield Centre. PO there since 12 Dec 1871. |
| 23 | Fair Haven (Center) | Elk River | PO : 20 May 1840 - 01 Mar 1842. |
| 24 | Folletts | Eden | PO : 03 Mar 1884 - 26 Jun 1884 & 14 Jul 1884 - 21 Oct 1933. |
| 25 | Goose Lake | Deep Creek | Formerly Boone Springs. Renamed 08 Dec 1871. PO there since 13 Dec 1854. |
| 26 | Grand Mound | Orange | PO : 18 Oct 1854 - 20 Jan 1859 & 26 Jul 1861 to present. |
| 20 | Hauntown | Elk River | Location of Elk River Post Office |
| 27 | Hermitage | Liberty | Formerly Sanbornton. PO : 01 Oct 1839 - 01 Jul 1840. |
| 46 | Hull | Welton | Another name for Old Welton |
| F | Independence Grove | DeWitt | Near milldam on Silver Creek at Crystal Lake |
| 42 | Kiel | Deep Creek | Renamed Ten Mile Station |
| 28 | Lost Nation | Sharon | PO there since 20 Nov 1871. |
| 29 | Low Moor | Eden | PO there since 15 Aug 1857. |
| 30 | Lyons | Now part of Clinton | PO : 06 Dec 1839 - 13 Jan 1913. |
| 31 | Malone | Eden | Formerly Ramessa. PO : 09 Dec 1867 - 31 Jan 1922. |
| 32 | Massillon | Liberty | PO : 01 Aug 1844 - 16 Aug 1851. Massillon moved to Cedar Co.; another town sprung up on the Clinton Co. site and named Toronto. |
| 13 | McClure | SW of Clinton | PO : 14 May 1884 - 24 Jun 1884. Renamed Chancy. |
| 33 | Mead | Elk River | PO : 28 Dec 1874 - 01 Mar 1877 |
| 34 | Monroe | Eden | PO there from 1837 - ?. |
| E | Newell | Spring Rock | Also called Clamshell, on Wapsipinicon River |
| 16 | New York | Lyons | First name of Clinton |
| I | North Welton | Welton | Settlement of Seven Day Baptists |
| 25 | O'Brian's | Deep Creek | Name of railway station at Goose Lake |
| 46 | Old Welton | Welton | English settlement, also called Hull. 2 miles N of Welton. PO : 20 Jun 1851 - 04 Oct 1870. |
| 35 | Orange | Orange | PO : 12 Sep 1853 - 23 Jul 1879. |
| 36 | Petersville | Waterford | Formerly Quigley. PO : 28 Jun 1902 - 31 Oct 1935. No longer exists. |
| J | Pleasant Prairie | Center | On Brophy's Creek west of Elvira |
| K | Plugtown | Center | Site of Plugtown school |
| L | Posten's Grove | Spring Rock | On Rock Creek |
| 36 | Quigley | Waterford | PO : 11 Sep 1883 - 28 Jun 1902. Renamed Petersville. |
| 37 | Ramessa | Eden | PO : 15 Aug 1857 - 19 Nov 1858. Renamed Malone and moved from Sec. 20 to Sec. 24. |
| 38 | Riggs | Waterford | PO : 07 Mar 1872 - 02 Jul 1873 & 11 Mar 1874 - 31 Jan 1907. |
| M | Ringwood | Lyons | 260 acres between Lyons and Clinton |
| 13 | Riverside | Clinton | Later called Chancy |
| N | Round Grove | DeWitt | Heavy timber NE of DeWitt |
| 27 | Sanbornton | Liberty | PO : 30 Jun 1837 - 01 Oct 1839. Renamed Hermitage. |
| 26 | Sand Mound | Orange | First name of Grand Mound |
| 39 | Schick General Hospital Station | 2604 N. 4th St., Clinton | PO : 1943- 21 Feb 1946 & 03 Jun 1948 - 01 Nov 1948. Later became VA Center Station. |
| I | Seven Day Hill | Welton | North Welton |
| O | Shaffton | Camanche | Way station on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway |
| P | Six Mile | Hampshire | On Iowa 136 |
| 10 | Smithtown | Sharon | Location of Burgess Post Office |
| 40 | Spring Rock | Spring Rock | PO : 19 Oct 1840 - 23 Sep 1862. |
| Q | Sodus | Eden | On Wapsipinicon River, below Folletts |
| 21 | Suffolk / Suffock | Center | PO : 11 Oct 1854 - 29 Dec 1854. Renamed Elvira. |
| R | Sugar Creek | Waterford | 1840 settlement |
| S | Syracuse | Olive | Northwest of Calamus |
| 41 | Teeds | Elk River | PO : 21 Jun 1883 - 08 Jul 1904. Renamed Teeds Grove. |
| 41 | Teeds Grove | Elk River | PO : 06 Jan 1873 - 21 Jun 1883 & 02 Jul 1965 to present. |
| 42 | Ten Mile House | Deep Creek | PO : 25 Aug 1870 - 15 Mar 1871. Moved and renamed Bryant. |
| 32 | Toronto | Liberty | Formerly Massilion. PO there since 13 Sep 1852. |
| T | Two Mile | Hampshire | On Iowa 136 |
| 39 | Veterans Administration Center Station | 2604 N. 4th St., Clinton | PO : 16 Apr 1950 - 18 Aug 1965. |
| 18 | Vandenburg | DeWitt | PO : 09 Jun 1842 - 14 Apr 1844. Renamed DeWitt. |
| Van Horn | (No location known) | PO : 12 Apr 1871 - 17 May 1873. | |
| 44 | Villanova | Washington | PO : 10 Mar 1884 - 05 Apr 1890 & 02 May 1890 - 13 Jan 1894. See White's. |
| U | Virginia Settlement | Orange | Along Barber Creek, center of township |
| 45 | Watkyn's Glen | Elk River | PO : 23 Jul 1874 - 09 Dec 1874. |
| 34 | Waubesepinicon | Eden | PO : 1837. See Monroe. |
| 46 | Welton | Welton | Moved and re-established. PO there since 30 Apr 1871. |
| 48 | Wheatland | Spring Rock | PO there since 19 Jun 1858. |
| V | Whiskey Point | Olive | John Shook's ferry, later named Buena Vista |
| 47 | Wright's Grove | Welton | Heavy timber in center of township |
| 48 | Yankee Run | Spring Rock | First name for Wheatland |
*It is indicated that this info comes from David C. Mott, "Abandoned Towns, Villages, and Post Offices of Iowa," Annals of Iowa 17:6, October 1930, pp. 435-543; Wolfe; Allen; Atlases of Clinton County, 1875, 1905.
The post office info comes from Mott, ibid., 463-4; Guy Reed Ramsey, Postmarked Iowa Postal History Society, "United States Post Offices in Clinton County," Alphabetical Listing of Iowa Post Offices, 1833-1970.
Also see the Clinton Herald's "Once Upon A Time" section by Everett A. Streit, 03 Jan 1995.
Note that some of the dates differ depending on which source you refer to.