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Johns Mills

Ghost town · Douglas County, Missouri

Fordland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Fordland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johns Mills is a ghost town in Douglas County, Missouri. It is one of 11 former communities in Douglas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johns Mills as a historical populated place on the Bruner 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 37.0362° N, 92.8907° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBruner
Elevation1,569 ft
Nearest living townFordland, MO
Distance to it8.7 miles
GNIS feature ID733854
Coordinates37.03616, -92.89073

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What's there now

Johns Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fordland, MO (population 681), about 8.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,569 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 Johns Mills?

Johns Mills is in Douglas County, Missouri, at 37.0362, -92.8907.

How many ghost towns are in Douglas County?

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

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