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Buick

Ghost town · Iron County, Missouri

Boss quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Boss quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buick is a ghost town in Iron County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Iron County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buick 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 37.6069° N, 91.1267° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,449 ft
Nearest living townViburnum, MO
Distance to it7.5 miles
Coordinates37.60694, -91.12667

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What's there now

Buick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Viburnum, MO (population 809), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,449 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 Buick?

Buick is in Iron County, Missouri, at 37.6069, -91.1267.

How many ghost towns are in Iron County?

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

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