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Ellenorah

Ghost town · Gentry County, Missouri

Grant City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Grant City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ellenorah is a ghost town in Gentry County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Gentry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 61st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ellenorah 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 40.3386° N, 94.3319° W.

Key facts

Elevation925 ft
Nearest living townDenver, MO
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates40.33861, -94.33190

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What's there now

Ellenorah is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Denver, MO (population 23), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 925 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 Ellenorah?

Ellenorah is in Gentry County, Missouri, at 40.3386, -94.3319.

How many ghost towns are in Gentry County?

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

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