Ardath

Ghost town · Barton County, Missouri

Liberal quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ardath is a ghost town in Barton County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Barton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ardath as a historical populated place: 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 37.6100° N, 94.6053° W.

Key facts

Elevation	887 ft
Nearest living town	Arcadia, KS
Distance to it	2.4 miles
Coordinates	37.61000, -94.60528

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What's there now

Ardath is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arcadia, KS (population 271), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 887 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Miller Brothers
ghost town · Barton County · 5.3 mi
Caput
ghost town · Barton County · 15.2 mi
Bunnville
ghost town · Vernon County · 16.2 mi
Barrett
ghost town · Cherokee County · 21.4 mi
Temple
ghost town · Vernon County · 21.6 mi
Coal Valley
ghost town · Cherokee County · 21.9 mi
Georgia City
ghost town · Jasper County · 22.4 mi
Dutch Hollow
ghost town · Cherokee County · 22.5 mi
Dublin
ghost town · Jasper County · 24.4 mi
Rockford
ghost town · Bourbon County · 26.4 mi
Sherwood
ghost town · Barton County · 26.6 mi
Stone City
ghost town · Cherokee County · 26.6 mi

Questions

Where is Ardath?

Ardath is in Barton County, Missouri, at 37.6100, -94.6053.

How many ghost towns are in Barton County?

Barton County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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