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Hart

Ghost town · Macon County, Missouri

New Cambria West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
New Cambria West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hart is a ghost town in Macon County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Macon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Macon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hart 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 39.8364° N, 92.8233° W.

Key facts

Elevation875 ft
Nearest living townBucklin, MO
Distance to it5 miles
Coordinates39.83639, -92.82333

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What's there now

Hart is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bucklin, MO (population 383), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 875 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 Hart?

Hart is in Macon County, Missouri, at 39.8364, -92.8233.

How many ghost towns are in Macon County?

Macon County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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