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Mark

Ghost town · Marion County, Missouri

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

Mark is a ghost town in Marion County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mark 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 39.8881° N, 91.4636° W.

Key facts

Elevation468 ft
Nearest living townQuincy, IL
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates39.88806, -91.46361

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What's there now

Mark is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Quincy, IL (population 39,188), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 468 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 Mark?

Mark is in Marion County, Missouri, at 39.8881, -91.4636.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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