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Atchley

Ghost town · Laclede County, Missouri

Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Atchley is a ghost town in Laclede County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Laclede County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Atchley as a historical populated place on the Lebanon 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 37.7367° N, 92.7066° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLebanon
Elevation1,160 ft
Nearest living townLebanon, MO
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID735022
Coordinates37.73671, -92.70657

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What's there now

Atchley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lebanon, MO (population 15,157), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,160 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 Atchley?

Atchley is in Laclede County, Missouri, at 37.7367, -92.7066.

How many ghost towns are in Laclede County?

Laclede County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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