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Machens

Ghost town · St. Charles County, Missouri

St. Charles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
St. Charles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Machens is a ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Machens as a historical populated place: 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 38.9031° N, 90.3322° W.

Key facts

Elevation436 ft
Nearest living townPortage Des Sioux, MO
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates38.90306, -90.33222

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What's there now

Machens is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Portage Des Sioux, MO (population 352), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 436 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 Machens?

Machens is in St. Charles County, Missouri, at 38.9031, -90.3322.

How many ghost towns are in St. Charles County?

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

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