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About Humeston, IA

Humeston is a small farming town in south-central Iowa, accessible via Highway 2 about 25 miles west of Chariton. The community of 551 people sits amid rolling corn and soybean fields in Wayne County. Most traffic comes through on Highway 2, connecting to other rural Iowa towns, while county roads serve local farming operations. The town's historic Opera House Theatre still shows movies using original film projection equipment from the early 1900s.

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Humeston, IA is in United States, at 40.861, -93.497 - about 27 km east of Van Wert, IA.

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The closest airport to Humeston, IA is Des Moines International Airport, 90 km (about 1 h 28 min by car).

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