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Lost Nation Iowa Map

Explore Lost Nation, Iowa, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lost Nation, Iowa

How to Use This Lost Nation, Iowa Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lost Nation, Iowa. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Iowa or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lost Nation.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lost Nation
State	Iowa (IA)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	41.96391
Longitude	-90.817643
Population	434
Density	221.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	52254
Area Code	712
County Seat	Clinton
School District	Midland Community School District

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About Lost Nation, Iowa

Lost Nation is a locality in Clinton County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 434. The population density is 221.7 people per km². Lost Nation is located at 41.9639°N, 90.8176°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lost Nation is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52254.

Lost Nation emerges from the expanse of the Iowa prairie as a quiet confluence of grid-lined streets and verdant, tilled horizons. It lies 32.8 miles north-northwest of Davenport, IA (from Davenport, IA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 10.7 miles southwest of Maquoketa. Broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward the distant, hazy shadow of the Dubuque Hills, which mark the limit of the view on a clear, crisp afternoon. The land here possesses a steady, rhythmic weight, defined by the slow, seasonal pulse of the earth rather than the frantic pace of the modern world. Nearby, the Lost Nation Public Hunting Area provides a refuge of brush and timber, while the currents of Elwood Creek cut a subtle, winding path through the soil three miles away. Even the light here feels distinct, casting long, amber shadows across the furrows that seem to hold the heat of the day well into the deepening dusk.

Economic life in Lost Nation remains anchored to the fertility of the surrounding landscape, a heritage built by generations who understood the value of the dark, heavy loam. The town functions as a steady witness to the cycles of planting and harvest, maintaining an unshowy civility that prioritizes local connection over grand ambition. Beyond the immediate fields, the calm waters of Bullhead Lake wait six miles out, offering a stillness that mirrors the temperament of the people who call this place home. The history of the area is written in the sturdy architecture of its buildings and the persistent, quiet labor of those who work the grid of surrounding farms. To walk through Lost Nation is to experience a landscape that is remarkably unadorned, yet deeply grounded in the persistent, honest work of the American interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lost Nation Public Hunting Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 345° N
Smithtown Church (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 319° NW
Walnut Grove Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 210° SW
McAndrews Wildlfie Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 333° NW
Syracuse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 175° S
Maquoketa Caves State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 009° N
Clinton Engines Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 049° NE
Delmar Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 076° E
Jackson County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 049° NE
Wyoming Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 304° NW
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 180° S
Mary, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 180° S
Barber Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 144° SE
Olin Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 278° W
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 006° N · 2,440 acres
Memorial Hill (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 139° SE
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.5 mi, 348° N
Helium Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 149° SE
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 046° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.8 mi, 055° NE · 274k acres
Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 045° NE
William Maxon's Home Memorial (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 227° SW
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 045° NE
Bellevue War Memorial (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 045° NE
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.2 mi, 060° NE · 3,776 acres
Luce Gallery (Gallery) — 31.3 mi, 266° W
Kimmel Theater (Theatre) — 31.4 mi, 265° W
Princess Mine Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 32.0 mi, 042° NE
Davenport Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 32.2 mi, 160° S

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