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Cause Prairie

Ghost town · Cass County, Missouri

East Lynne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
East Lynne quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cause Prairie is a ghost town in Cass County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Cass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cause Prairie as a historical populated place on the East Lynne 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 38.7472° N, 94.1655° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEast Lynne
Elevation839 ft
Nearest living townStrasburg, MO
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1829039
Coordinates38.74723, -94.16550

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What's there now

Cause Prairie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Strasburg, MO (population 137), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 839 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 Cause Prairie?

Cause Prairie is in Cass County, Missouri, at 38.7472, -94.1655.

How many ghost towns are in Cass County?

Cass County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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