Posted 4/17/2018 07:19 (#6714864 - in reply to #6714561) Subject: RE: How to regain our half of an abandoned railroad right of way
The first railroad crossed the Mississippi river in 1856, Iowa became a state in 1846. There should be county records. What county are you located in ?
You could go to the library of congress website and search for the original patent deed. this may help find the route of the rr https://www.loc.gov/collections/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900/?fa=subje...