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Garrett

Ghost town · Callaway County, Missouri

Montgomery City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Montgomery City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Garrett is a ghost town in Callaway County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 9 former communities in Callaway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Garrett as a historical populated place on the Readsville 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 38.8000° N, 91.6488° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleReadsville
Elevation860 ft
Nearest living townRhineland, MO
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID738651
Coordinates38.80004, -91.64878

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What's there now

Garrett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rhineland, MO (population 180), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 860 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 Garrett?

Garrett is in Callaway County, Missouri, at 38.8000, -91.6488.

How many ghost towns are in Callaway County?

Callaway County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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