Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Placer County, California

Iowa Hill

Unincorporated community in California, United States.

Record

About Iowa Hill

Iowa Hill is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States. The town is located 6.5 miles northwest of Foresthill, 9 miles east of Colfax, and 58 miles northeast of Sacramento.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Iowa Hill, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Iowa Hill is

USGS topographic map around Iowa Hill
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

15 historic USGS maps cover Iowa Hill

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Iowa Hill

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Iowa Hill": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Iowa Hill, California": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q6064489.
  4. USGS GNIS 1656094.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).