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Lawing

Ghost town · Christian County, Missouri

Selmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Selmore quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lawing is a ghost town in Christian County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Christian County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 68th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lawing as a historical populated place on the Selmore 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 36.9239° N, 93.1696° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSelmore
Elevation1,295 ft
Nearest living townHighlandville, MO
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID755599
Coordinates36.92394, -93.16963

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What's there now

Lawing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Highlandville, MO (population 1,049), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,295 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 Lawing?

Lawing is in Christian County, Missouri, at 36.9239, -93.1696.

How many ghost towns are in Christian County?

Christian County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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