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Hico

Ghost town · Dallas County, Missouri

Charity quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Charity quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hico is a ghost town in Dallas County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 11 former communities in Dallas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hico as a historical populated place on the Charity 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 37.5695° N, 93.0052° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCharity
Elevation1,056 ft
Nearest living townBuffalo, MO
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID735007
Coordinates37.56949, -93.00518

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What's there now

Hico is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buffalo, MO (population 3,358), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,056 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 Hico?

Hico is in Dallas County, Missouri, at 37.5695, -93.0052.

How many ghost towns are in Dallas County?

Dallas County, Missouri has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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