Keystone
Ghost town · Clinton County, Missouri

Keystone is a ghost town in Clinton County, Missouri. It is the only former community in Clinton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 525 across Missouri.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Keystone as a historical populated place on the Cameron 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 39.6917° N, 94.3161° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cameron West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,043 ft |
| Nearest living town | Turney, MO |
| Distance to it | 3.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 739995 |
| Coordinates | 39.69167, -94.31606 |
What's there now
Keystone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Turney, MO (population 181), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,043 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
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- Far Westghost town · Caldwell County · 9.9 mi
- Bayfieldghost town · DeKalb County · 16.2 mi
- Boxfordghost town · DeKalb County · 18.1 mi
- Stockbridgeghost town · Buchanan County · 19.1 mi
- Chickghost town · Clay County · 26.4 mi
- Ashtonghost town · Buchanan County · 27.7 mi
- Ovidghost town · Ray County · 27.8 mi
- Cooleysghost town · Clay County · 31.2 mi
- Empire Prairieghost town · Andrew County · 32 mi
- Liberty Landingghost town · Clay County · 34.5 mi
- Quoteghost town · Carroll County · 35.3 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.