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Hebron

Ghost town · Shelby County, Missouri

Bethel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Bethel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hebron is a ghost town in Shelby County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Shelby County, Missouri. It is the only former community in Shelby County recorded on the federal names register, out of 525 across Missouri.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hebron 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 39.8922° N, 92.0300° W.

Key facts

Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townBethel, MO
Distance to it1.1 miles
Coordinates39.89222, -92.03000

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What's there now

Hebron is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bethel, MO (population 104), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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