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Koch

Ghost town · St. Louis County, Missouri

Kimmswick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Kimmswick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Koch is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Louis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Koch as a historical populated place on the Oakville 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 38.4817° N, 90.2857° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOakville
Elevation480 ft
Nearest living townMehlville, MO
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID757411
Coordinates38.48172, -90.28567

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What's there now

Koch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mehlville, MO (population 29,089), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 480 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 Koch?

Koch is in St. Louis County, Missouri, at 38.4817, -90.2857.

How many ghost towns are in St. Louis County?

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

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