Neal Du Shane - Revised - 11/07/2004
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| Town Name | Town Founded | Township | Section | Latitude | Longitude | Street Name or Intersection | C | GT | Information |
| Bailey | 1886 | Wayne | 22 | N43 27.905 | W92 36.472 | CR A19 or 485th & Villa | X | X | Peak Population 225 - A few homes remain |
| Bridgeport | N/A | Douglas | NE 1/4 - 30 | N43 17.076 | W92 39.388 | SE Corner Hwy 9 & Timber | X | Had two Taverns and a gas station | |
| Brownville | 1852 | Burr Oak | NE - 1 | N43 20.456 | W92 40.557 | 400th & Shadow | X | X | Little remains in 2002 |
| Bucknam | 1894 | Burr Oak | SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 - 6 | N43 20.230 | W92 46.423 | 395th & CR T42/Noble | X | Nothing remains in 2002 | |
| Cardiff | 1896 | Burr Oak | 9 & 10 | N43 19.434 | W92 44.034 | CR T46/Primrose & CR A43/387th | X | A.K.A. Leo - Named Cardiff by Postal Dept 1896 - Little remains in 2002 | |
| Carpenter | 1871 | Newburg | 6 & 7 | N43 24.893 | W93 01.014 | Hwy 105/450th & Zinnia | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Cora | 1854 | Osage | NW Corner - 15 | N43 17.035 | W92 48.716 | Main St btwn 6&7th St S side | X | A.K.A. Harts Settlement - Osage | |
| David | 1892 | Jenkins | SW 1/4 - 7 | N43 24.276 | W92 39.901 | Shadow - N of 440th | X | X | Little remains |
| Dixie | 1893 | Rock | SW 1/4 - 29 | N43 16.202 | W92 59.745 | 350th - E of CR S70/Cameo | X | Little remains | |
| Doran | 1857 | Jenkins | NW 1/4 - 34 | N43 21.331 | W92.36.245 | SE Corner Hwy 9 & Valley | X | Hwy 9 - S Side - Between Valley & Walnut | |
| Dramen | 1877 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Researching | X | ||
| Dudley | 1857 | E. Cedar | NE 1/4 - 17 | N43 13.463 | W92 52.543 | 316th & Hickory | X | X | W of Hickory & E of Rock Creek River |
| Dureau | 1856 | Wayne | 22 | N43 27.906 | W92 36.533 | CR A19 1/2 mile W of Villa | X | X | Couple of homes remain |
| Fuller | 1892 | Mitchell | NE 1/4 - 26 | N43 22.52 | W92 48.87 | Hwy 218 & CR T46/Monument | X | A.K.A. Strawberry Point | |
| Gilmantown | 1854 | E.Cedar | SW 1/4 13 | N43 12.702 | W92 48.619 | Lancaster & Mitchell Line St. | X | A.K.A. Watertown - Nothing remains in 2002 | |
| Glendale | 1857 | Jenkins | SW 1/4 - 3 | N42 24.57 | W92 36.42 | 450th St. & Valley Ave | X | Approximate location - SW 1/4 of Section 3. | |
| Hart's Settlement | 1853 | Osage | NE 1/4 - 26 | N43 17.035 | W92 48.716 | Main St btwn 6&7th St S side | X | X | A.K.A. Osage |
| Holbrook's Corner | 1856 | Douglas | NW Corner - 15 | N43 19.390 | W92 36.470 | CR A43/380th St. & Valley - S.E. Corn | X | X | A.K.A Nelson - Nothing remains in 2002 |
| Hustad | 1865 | Otranto | 11 & 14 | N43 29.234 | W92 56.485 | 500th & Hwy 218 | X | A.K.A. Mona in later years | |
| Jenkins Center | 1856 | Jenkins | Corner of 15, 16, 21, 22 | N43 23.850 | W92 36.512 | Valley Ave. & 430th St. | X | Plat of town filed in courthouse, but no exact location was given. No Post Office was established. It's believed the town was never established to any extent. | |
| Leo | 1855 | Burr Oak | 9 & 10 | N43 19.434 | W92 44.034 | Primrose & CR A43/387th | X | A.K.A. Cardiff - Little remains in 2002 | |
| Leota | 1858 | W. Lincoln | NW 1/4 - 8 | N43 14.311 | W92 46.046 | 330th & Noble | X | A.K.A. Leoti | |
| Lincoln Center | 1866 | W. Lincoln | N/A | N/A | N/A | Researching | X | Had a post office 6/24/1866 - 3/21/1867. There was a school district with the same name. | |
| Lithograph City | 1905 | Located In Floyd County | N43 11.869 | W92 48.414 | 110th - E of CR T38 | X | A.K.A. Devonia - In Floyd County | ||
| Little Cedar | 1891 | Liberty | 22 | N43 22.842 | W92 43.525 | 427th & Quail | X | A.K.A. Wheeler | |
| McIntire | 1895 | Wayne | E1/2 34, W1/2 35 | N43 26.140 | W92 35.634 | CR T62 & 465th | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Meroa | 1857 | W. Cedar | 12 | N43 14.07 | W92 55.06 | 325th & Foothill | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Meyer | 1872 | Stacyville | SE Corner - 23 | N43 27.493 | W92 41.582 | 480th & CR T46/Rampart | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Mitchell | 1854 | Mitchell | SE 1/4 - 9 | N43 19.328 | W92 52.073 | CR A43/385th & Rd Ball Rd | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Mona | 1869 | Otranto | 11 & 14 | N43 29.234 | W92 56.485 | 500th & Hwy 218 | X | Currently Active Community A.K.A. Hustad | |
| Mossville | N/A | Jenkins | SW Corner - 29 | N43 21.262 | W92 39.820 | Timber Ave. & 410th St. | X | School and not much more. | |
| Nelson | 1855 | Douglas | NW Corner - 15 | N43 19.643 | W92 36.065 | CR A43/380th St. 1/4 Mi W. of Vista | X | X | Believed to be A.K.A. Holbrook Corner |
| New Haven | 1878 | Douglas | 20 & 29 | N43 17.051 | W92 38.530 | CR A46/360th & Tower | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Newburg | 1855 | Newburg | SW Corner - 14 | N43 23.380 | W92 56.602 | Hwy 105 & Dogwood | X | X | Stage stop St. Paul to Dubuque - Golf Course sets on site. |
| North Bend | 1857 | Jenkins | N/A | N/A | N/A | Researching | X | Had a post office from 2/9/1857 to 7/30/1862. Reported to be in center of Jenkins Township. | |
| Old Otranto | 1856 | Otranto | 7 & 8 | N43 27.576 | W93 59.250 | CR S70 & 480th | X | A.K.A. Otranto established as Orville | |
| Olin | 1868 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Researching | X | Had a post office from 4/10/1868 - 9/3/1869. There was a school district of the same name, it was located SE of St. Ansgar. | |
| Orchard | 1869 | W. Lincoln | SW 1/4 - 8 | N43 13.645 | W92 46.334 | CR B17/320th & Noble | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Orville | 1855 | Otranto | 7 & 8 | N43 29.616 | W93 00.439 | CR S70/Beech & 503 Road | X | A.K.A. Old Otranto then Otranto | |
| Osage | 1854 | Osage | 23, 24, 25, 26 | N43 17.036 | W92 48.680 | Main St & 7th Street | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Otranto | 1877 | Otranto | 7 & 8 | N43 29.616 | W93 00.439 | CR S70/Beech & 503 Road | X | A.K.A. Orville - Old Otranto - Bartlett Grove | |
| Pennyville | 1856 | Liberty | NE 1/4, NW 1/4 - 8 | N43 24.908 | W92 46.046 | 450th & Angle Road | X | X | Pennyville Cem now Stacyville Cem |
| Riceville | 1855 | Jenkins | 25 & 36 | N43 21.813 | W92 33.276 | Hwy 9 at CR T68 | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Rock Creek | 1868 | Rock | NE Corner - 22 | N43 17.70 | W92 56.77 | Echo & 370th SW Corner | X | Nothing remains - Hall removed in 1996 | |
| Springer | 1897 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Researching | X | Post office from 12/1/1897 - 4/1/1899 | |
| St. Ansgar | 1853 | St. Ansgar | 24 | N43 22.701 | W92 55.123 | Hwy 105/425th & Franklin | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Stacyville | 1856 | Stacyville | 31 | N43 26.154 | W92 46.955 | 465th & CR T40/Monument | X | Currently Active Community | |
| Stillwater | 1871 | E. Lincoln | SW 1/4 - 8 | N43 13.592 | W92 39.082 | 320th-E of CR T64/Underwood | X | X | E. Lincoln Town Hall all that remains |
| Strawberry Point | 1892 | Mitchell | NE 1/4 - 26 | N43 22.52 | W92 48.87 | Hwy 218/425th & CR T46/Monument | X | A.K.A. Fuller - Located on SW corner | |
| Toeterville | 1897 | Union | 29 & 30 | N43 26.525 | W92 53.426 | CR T28/470th & CR A23/470th | X | Currently Active Community. | |
| Wapsie | 1858 | Wayne | 22 | N43 27.906 | W92 36.533 | CR A19 1/2 mile W of Villa | X | X | Couple of homes remain. |
| Watertown | 1856 | E. Cedar | SW 1/4 13 | N43 12.702 | W92 48.619 | Lancaster & Mitchell Line St. | X | A.K.A. Gilmantown - Nothing remains in 2002 | |
| Wentworth | 1856 | Wayne | 35 & 36 | N43 26.514 | W92 34.405 | CRA23/470th & Windfall | X | X | So. on Windfall about 1/4th Mile |
| West Mitchell | 1868 | Mitchell | SE 1/4 - 9 | N43 19.072 | W92 53.008 | CR A43/Hickory & River Road | X | A.K.A. Eureka - Currently Part of Mitchell | |
| Wheeler | 1891 | Liberty | 22 | N43 23.159 | W92 43.193 | CR T46/430th & Little Cedar Rvr | X | X | A.K.A. Little Cedar - Little remains of Orig site. |
WebPublished 6/3/02 K. Kittleson, Mitchell Co. Coordinator
Updated 11/28/2004