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Bingham

Ghost town · Carroll County, Missouri

Bogard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Bogard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bingham is a ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bingham as a historical populated place on the Bogard 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 39.4170° N, 93.6210° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBogard
Elevation792 ft
Nearest living townBogard, MO
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID740163
Coordinates39.41696, -93.62105

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What's there now

Bingham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bogard, MO (population 174), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 792 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 Bingham?

Bingham is in Carroll County, Missouri, at 39.4170, -93.6210.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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