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Edsall

Ghost town · Cedar County, Missouri

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

Edsall is a ghost town in Cedar County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Cedar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Edsall as a historical populated place on the Wagoner 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 37.7400° N, 93.9005° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWagoner
Elevation923 ft
Nearest living townStockton, MO
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID740583
Coordinates37.74004, -93.90049

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What's there now

Edsall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stockton, MO (population 2,018), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 923 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 Edsall?

Edsall is in Cedar County, Missouri, at 37.7400, -93.9005.

How many ghost towns are in Cedar County?

Cedar County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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