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Austria

Ghost town · Phelps County, Missouri

Meramec Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Meramec Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Austria is a ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri. It is one of 12 former communities in Phelps County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Austria as a historical populated place on the Seaton 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 37.8495° N, 91.5549° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeaton
Elevation1,136 ft
Nearest living townSt. James, MO
Distance to it11 miles
GNIS feature ID740039
Coordinates37.84949, -91.55487

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What's there now

Austria is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. James, MO (population 3,922), about 11 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,136 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 Austria?

Austria is in Phelps County, Missouri, at 37.8495, -91.5549.

How many ghost towns are in Phelps County?

Phelps County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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