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Adams

Ghost town · Worth County, Missouri

Blockton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Blockton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Adams is a ghost town in Worth County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Worth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Adams as a historical populated place on the Blockton SE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.5153° N, 94.2547° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlockton SE
Elevation963 ft
Nearest living townAllendale, MO
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID739616
Coordinates40.51527, -94.25468

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What's there now

Adams is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Allendale, MO (population 60), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 963 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Adams?

Adams is in Worth County, Missouri, at 40.5153, -94.2547.

How many ghost towns are in Worth County?

Worth County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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