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Edanville

Ghost town · Texas County, Missouri

Big Piney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Big Piney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Edanville is a ghost town in Texas County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 12 former communities in Texas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Edanville 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 37.5933° N, 92.0486° W.

Key facts

Elevation872 ft
Nearest living townPlato, MO
Distance to it11.3 miles
Coordinates37.59333, -92.04861

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What's there now

Edanville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plato, MO (population 195), about 11.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 872 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 Edanville?

Edanville is in Texas County, Missouri, at 37.5933, -92.0486.

How many ghost towns are in Texas County?

Texas County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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