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Blosser

Ghost town · Saline County, Missouri

Malta Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Malta Bend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blosser is a ghost town in Saline County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Saline County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blosser as a historical populated place on the Malta Bend 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 39.1945° N, 93.2830° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMalta Bend
Elevation660 ft
Nearest living townMalta Bend, MO
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID738657
Coordinates39.19447, -93.28298

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What's there now

Blosser is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Malta Bend, MO (population 168), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 660 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 Blosser?

Blosser is in Saline County, Missouri, at 39.1945, -93.2830.

How many ghost towns are in Saline County?

Saline County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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