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Concord

Ghost town · Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Altenburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Altenburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Concord is a ghost town in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Cape Girardeau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Concord as a historical populated place on the Oak Ridge 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 37.5078° N, 89.6932° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOak Ridge
Elevation548 ft
Nearest living townOak Ridge, MO
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID730543
Coordinates37.50783, -89.69315

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What's there now

Concord is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oak Ridge, MO (population 258), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 548 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 Concord?

Concord is in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, at 37.5078, -89.6932.

How many ghost towns are in Cape Girardeau County?

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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