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Bowdry

Ghost town · Carroll County, Missouri

Carrollton West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Carrollton West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowdry 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 Bowdry as a historical populated place on the Carrollton West 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 39.2822° N, 93.5113° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarrollton West
Elevation677 ft
Nearest living townWaverly, MO
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID740685
Coordinates39.28224, -93.51132

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What's there now

Bowdry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waverly, MO (population 854), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 677 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 Bowdry?

Bowdry is in Carroll County, Missouri, at 39.2822, -93.5113.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

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

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