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Hord

Ghost town · Callaway County, Missouri

Mokane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Mokane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hord is a ghost town in Callaway County, Missouri. 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 Hord as a historical populated place on the Mokane West 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 38.6528° N, 91.9613° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMokane West
Elevation580 ft
Nearest living townTebbetts, MO
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID753759
Coordinates38.65282, -91.96129

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What's there now

Hord is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tebbetts, MO (population 419), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 580 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 Hord?

Hord is in Callaway County, Missouri, at 38.6528, -91.9613.

How many ghost towns are in Callaway County?

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

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