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Grand River City

Ghost town · Chariton County, Missouri

Brunswick East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Brunswick East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grand River City is a ghost town in Chariton County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Chariton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grand River City as a historical populated place on the Brunswick East 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 39.3881° N, 93.0958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrunswick East
Elevation632 ft
Nearest living townBrunswick, MO
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID734071
Coordinates39.38808, -93.09575

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What's there now

Grand River City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brunswick, MO (population 919), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 632 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 Grand River City?

Grand River City is in Chariton County, Missouri, at 39.3881, -93.0958.

How many ghost towns are in Chariton County?

Chariton County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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