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Fortyville

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Missouri

Mayview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Mayview quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fortyville is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fortyville as a historical populated place on the Mayview 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 39.0047° N, 93.8080° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMayview
Elevation844 ft
Nearest living townMayview, MO
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID739830
Coordinates39.00473, -93.80800

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What's there now

Fortyville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mayview, MO (population 357), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 844 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 Fortyville?

Fortyville is in Lafayette County, Missouri, at 39.0047, -93.8080.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

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

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