Abandoned Record
About Hinkletown
Hinkletown was a small town in Keokuk County, Iowa during the nineteenth century.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hinkletown, 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 Hinkletown is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Hinkletown
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.
- 1891 Oxford sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Oxford sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1903 Fairfax sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Davenport sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Davenport sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Davenport sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Holbrook sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Iowa City 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 Hinkletown
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Iowa index.
- Indianapolis25.3 mi W · Mahaska
- Midway28.4 mi E · Johnson
- Ivanhoe36.7 mi NE · Linn
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Hinkletown, Iowa": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q16930507.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).