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Crabbs

Ghost town · Webster County, Missouri

Mansfield NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Mansfield NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Crabbs is a ghost town in Webster County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Webster County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crabbs as a historical populated place on the Mansfield NW 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 37.1306° N, 92.7199° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMansfield NW
Elevation1,629 ft
Nearest living townSeymour, MO
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID737887
Coordinates37.13061, -92.71989

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What's there now

Crabbs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Seymour, MO (population 2,081), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,629 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 Crabbs?

Crabbs is in Webster County, Missouri, at 37.1306, -92.7199.

How many ghost towns are in Webster County?

Webster County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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