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Junction Lookout

Ghost town · Dent County, Missouri

Stone Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Stone Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Junction Lookout is a ghost town in Dent County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in Dent County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Junction Lookout as a historical populated place on the Stone Hill 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 37.6184° N, 91.3579° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStone Hill
Elevation1,377 ft
Nearest living townSalem, MO
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID750552
Coordinates37.61838, -91.35792

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What's there now

Junction Lookout is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salem, MO (population 4,673), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,377 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 Junction Lookout?

Junction Lookout is in Dent County, Missouri, at 37.6184, -91.3579.

How many ghost towns are in Dent County?

Dent County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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