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Manda

Ghost town · Gasconade County, Missouri

Bland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Bland quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Manda is a ghost town in Gasconade County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Gasconade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manda 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 38.3942° N, 91.5121° W.

Key facts

Elevation803 ft
Nearest living townOwensville, MO
Distance to it3.3 miles
Coordinates38.39421, -91.51211

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What's there now

Manda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Owensville, MO (population 2,798), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 803 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 Manda?

Manda is in Gasconade County, Missouri, at 38.3942, -91.5121.

How many ghost towns are in Gasconade County?

Gasconade County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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