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Cape Galena

Ghost town · Morgan County, Missouri

Purvis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Purvis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cape Galena is a ghost town in Morgan County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 80th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cape Galena as a historical populated place on the Sunrise Beach 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 38.2059° N, 92.7674° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSunrise Beach
Elevation655 ft
Nearest living townVillage of Four Seasons, MO
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID755637
Coordinates38.20586, -92.76741

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What's there now

Cape Galena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Village of Four Seasons, MO (population 2,077), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 655 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 Cape Galena?

Cape Galena is in Morgan County, Missouri, at 38.2059, -92.7674.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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