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Boscobel

Ghost town · Dent 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

Boscobel is a ghost town in Dent County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in Dent County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boscobel 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 37.7767° N, 91.5024° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSeaton
Elevation1,180 ft
Nearest living townSalem, MO
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID739565
Coordinates37.77671, -91.50237

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What's there now

Boscobel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salem, MO (population 4,673), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,180 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 Boscobel?

Boscobel is in Dent County, Missouri, at 37.7767, -91.5024.

How many ghost towns are in Dent County?

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

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