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Bark Camp

Ghost town · Dunklin County, Missouri

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

Bark Camp is a ghost town in Dunklin County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Dunklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bark Camp as a historical populated place on the Kennett North 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 36.2526° N, 90.0890° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKennett North
Elevation266 ft
Nearest living townKennett, MO
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID739549
Coordinates36.25256, -90.08898

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What's there now

Bark Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kennett, MO (population 10,236), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 266 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 Bark Camp?

Bark Camp is in Dunklin County, Missouri, at 36.2526, -90.0890.

How many ghost towns are in Dunklin County?

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

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