Abandoned Record
About Cornelia
Cornelia is an unincorporated community and de facto ghost town in Grant Township, Wright County, Iowa, United States. Cornelia is located along County Highway C25, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north-northeast of Clarion.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cornelia, 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 Cornelia is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Cornelia
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.
- 1954 Waterloo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Waterloo sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Cornelia sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Iowa Falls sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
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 Cornelia
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Iowa index.
- Holmes8.4 mi SW · Wright
- Thrall12.5 mi W · Wright
- Unique34.0 mi W · Humboldt
- Plum Creek34.1 mi NW · Kossuth
- Hughes38.8 mi SE · Hardin
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cornelia, Iowa": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q55608431.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).