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Dorcas

Ghost town · Stone County, Missouri

Lampe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Lampe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dorcas is a ghost town in Stone County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Stone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dorcas as a historical populated place on the Lampe 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 36.5981° N, 93.4638° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLampe
Elevation913 ft
Nearest living townConey Island, MO
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID755656
Coordinates36.59812, -93.46380

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What's there now

Dorcas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coney Island, MO (population 51), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 913 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 Dorcas?

Dorcas is in Stone County, Missouri, at 36.5981, -93.4638.

How many ghost towns are in Stone County?

Stone County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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