Lost Towns of Scott County Our latest project is to research and post information on the lost, or "mushroom" towns of Scott County. In the latter half of the 19th century, many small towns sprang up around the county and almost as quickly disappeared. On March 1, 1998, the Quad City Times published an article listing some of these towns and the dates of their existence. We have come across other settlements in our census and news article transcriptions. We thought it would be illuminating, and just plain fun, to discover as much as we can about these places, since many folks had ancestors who were born, lived or died in them. You'll find the QC Times list posted below, with our own additions. We are looking for clues as to locations, dates, businesses, population figures, etc. Anyone with any knowledge of these doomed towns, or towns not listed, please post to the list-especially if you have an ancestor who lived in one. All information is welcome, even hearsay or stories Grandma told! Quad City Times list: Allen's Grove Argo, 1897-1902 Balluff, 1884-1890 Barrwood, 1881-1895 Cadda, 1888-1895 Churchville, 1860 Farming Grove, 1843 Gambril, 1884-1919 Glendale, 1839-1841 Hickory Grove, 1839-1845 Husam, 1882-1883 Jamestown, 1889-1904 Kerr, 1881-1882 LeClaire Center, 1855-1856 Lynn Grove, 1853-1859 New Hamburg, 1869-1872 Plainview, 1873-1902 Point Pleasant, 1839-1844 Price, 1864 Round Grove, 1855-1904 Spinneyville, 1872 Walnut Grove, 1844-1872 White Sulpher, 1889-1905 Additional lost towns or settlements we have come across: Fishertown Hamburg, West Davenport. Nahant Mabel Island Willow Island ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES