WayfarrowLa Charbonniere
Ghost town · St. Louis County, Missouri
La Charbonniere 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 La Charbonniere as a historical populated place on the Florissant 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 38.8334° N, 90.3501° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Florissant |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 534 ft |
| Nearest living town | Florissant, MO |
| Distance to it | 2.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 756949 |
| Coordinates | 38.83338, -90.35011 |
What's there now
La Charbonniere is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Florissant, MO (population 51,915), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 534 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Wilkieghost town · St. Charles County · 4.7 mi
- Machensghost town · St. Charles County · 4.9 mi
- Kic-ka-poo Villageghost town · St. Charles County · 8.1 mi
- Beckettghost town · St. Charles County · 8.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Areaghost town · St. Louis County · 10.8 mi
- Altheimghost town · St. Louis County · 15.8 mi
- National Cityghost town · St. Clair County · 16.5 mi
- Firmaghost town · St. Charles County · 18 mi
- Bowmanghost town · Jersey County · 21.8 mi
- Howellghost town · St. Charles County · 24.4 mi
- Kochghost town · St. Louis County · 24.6 mi
- Highviewghost town · Lincoln County · 26.1 mi
Questions
Where is La Charbonniere?
La Charbonniere is in St. Louis County, Missouri, at 38.8334, -90.3501.
How many ghost towns are in St. Louis County?
St. Louis County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- 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.