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Ameera

Ghost town · Taney County, Missouri

Garrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Garrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ameera is a ghost town in Taney County, Missouri. It is one of 8 former communities in Taney County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ameera as a historical populated place on the Garrison 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 36.7670° N, 93.0949° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGarrison
Elevation995 ft
Nearest living townTaneyville, MO
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID755658
Coordinates36.76700, -93.09490

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What's there now

Ameera is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taneyville, MO (population 188), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 995 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 Ameera?

Ameera is in Taney County, Missouri, at 36.7670, -93.0949.

How many ghost towns are in Taney County?

Taney County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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