WayfarrowColumbia Bottom Conservation Area
Ghost town · St. Louis County, Missouri
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Louis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area was established in 1997, in the postwar decades.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Columbia Bottom Conservation Area 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 38.8081° N, 90.1516° W.
Key facts
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 423 ft |
| Nearest living town | Hartford, IL |
| Distance to it | 3.2 miles |
| Coordinates | 38.80810, -90.15160 |
What's there now
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hartford, IL (population 1,456), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 423 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
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Nearby places
- Kic-ka-poo Villageghost town · St. Charles County · 4.5 mi
- La Charbonniereghost town · St. Louis County · 10.8 mi
- National Cityghost town · St. Clair County · 11.3 mi
- Machensghost town · St. Charles County · 11.7 mi
- Wilkieghost town · St. Charles County · 14.4 mi
- Beckettghost town · St. Charles County · 17.9 mi
- Altheimghost town · St. Louis County · 21.9 mi
- Bowmanghost town · Jersey County · 23.3 mi
- Kochghost town · St. Louis County · 23.7 mi
- Darmstadtghost town · St. Clair County · 24.4 mi
- Lakesideghost town · Jefferson County · 26.6 mi
- Firmaghost town · St. Charles County · 28.8 mi
Questions
Where is Columbia Bottom Conservation Area?
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area is in St. Louis County, Missouri, at 38.8081, -90.1516.
How many ghost towns are in St. Louis County?
St. Louis County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
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