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Chaonia

Ghost town · Wayne County, Missouri

Poplar Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Poplar Bluff quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chaonia is a ghost town in Wayne County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 15 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chaonia as a historical populated place on the Wappapello 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 36.9820° N, 90.3512° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWappapello
Elevation363 ft
Nearest living townPuxico, MO
Distance to it10.8 miles
GNIS feature ID739854
Coordinates36.98200, -90.35122

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What's there now

Chaonia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Puxico, MO (population 918), about 10.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 363 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 Chaonia?

Chaonia is in Wayne County, Missouri, at 36.9820, -90.3512.

How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?

Wayne County, Missouri has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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