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Quilhart

A vanished town in Polk County, Iowa.

Survey record — verification pendingFILED: IA

Quilhart

Polk County, Iowa

records pending
Classification
Vanished town (federal archive)
Coordinates
41.7186° N, 93.5327° W

What the record shows

Quilhart appears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.

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From the field

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What the federal record holds within five miles of Quilhart

Within five miles the record maps 9 mine shafts, adits and prospect pits, 1 named mineral sites, 14 lost places and 7 cemeteries. Pro puts them on the map with the 1879–1919 survey underneath and a swipe to today.

9mine features
1mineral sites
14lost places
7cemeteries

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