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Kenton

Ghost town · Scott County, Missouri

Morley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Morley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kenton is a ghost town in Scott County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kenton as a historical populated place on the Morley 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 37.1242° N, 89.6047° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorley
Elevation423 ft
Nearest living townNew Hamburg, MO
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2437129
Coordinates37.12417, -89.60472

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What's there now

Kenton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Hamburg, MO (population 169), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 423 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 Kenton?

Kenton is in Scott County, Missouri, at 37.1242, -89.6047.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

Scott County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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