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Madelaine

Ghost town · Daviess County, Missouri

Gilman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Gilman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Madelaine is a ghost town in Daviess County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Daviess County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 85th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Madelaine as a historical populated place on the Jameson 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 40.1189° N, 93.9111° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJameson
Elevation898 ft
Nearest living townGilman City, MO
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID740192
Coordinates40.11889, -93.91106

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What's there now

Madelaine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gilman City, MO (population 355), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 898 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 Madelaine?

Madelaine is in Daviess County, Missouri, at 40.1189, -93.9111.

How many ghost towns are in Daviess County?

Daviess County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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