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Bly

Ghost town · Howell County, Missouri

Cureall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Cureall quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bly is a ghost town in Howell County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Howell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bly as a historical populated place: 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 36.5725° N, 92.0586° W.

Key facts

Elevation848 ft
Nearest living townBakersfield, MO
Distance to it5.9 miles
Coordinates36.57250, -92.05861

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What's there now

Bly is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bakersfield, MO (population 246), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 848 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 Bly?

Bly is in Howell County, Missouri, at 36.5725, -92.0586.

How many ghost towns are in Howell County?

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

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