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Longville

Ghost town · Macon County, Missouri

Macon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Macon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Longville is a ghost town in Macon County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Macon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Longville as a historical populated place on the Clarence 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 39.6920° N, 92.3349° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClarence
Elevation812 ft
Nearest living townClarence, MO
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID759902
Coordinates39.69198, -92.33490

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What's there now

Longville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clarence, MO (population 894), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 812 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 Longville?

Longville is in Macon County, Missouri, at 39.6920, -92.3349.

How many ghost towns are in Macon County?

Macon County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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