Abandoned Record
About Strahan
Strahan was a town in Mills County, Iowa.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Strahan, 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 Strahan is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Strahan
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.
- 1955 Nebraska City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Tabor NE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Nebraska City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Nebraska City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Imogene sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Nebraska City sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Nebraska 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 Strahan
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Iowa index.
- Civil Bend20.3 mi SW · Fremont
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Strahan": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Strahan, Iowa": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q55643394.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).