Record

About Siegel

Siegel is a ghost town in Douglas Township in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1889, the community ceased to exist in the 1940s.
From Wikipedia, "Siegel, Iowa", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Siegel, 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 Siegel is

USGS topographic map around Siegel — 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

4 historic USGS maps cover Siegel

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
1971 Tripoli sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1984 Waverly sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

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 Siegel

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

Conover35.5 mi NE · Winneshiek
Doris36.6 mi SE · Buchanan

Sources

Wikipedia, "Siegel, Iowa": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q7510556.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).