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Kimmelton

Ghost town · Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Perryville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Perryville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kimmelton is a ghost town in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Cape Girardeau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kimmelton as a historical populated place on the Friedheim 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 37.5784° N, 89.7568° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFriedheim
Elevation483 ft
Nearest living townOld Appleton, MO
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID730537
Coordinates37.57838, -89.75677

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What's there now

Kimmelton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Old Appleton, MO (population 80), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 483 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 Kimmelton?

Kimmelton is in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, at 37.5784, -89.7568.

How many ghost towns are in Cape Girardeau County?

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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