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Missouri Village

Ghost town · Chariton County, Missouri

Brunswick East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Brunswick East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Missouri Village is a ghost town in Chariton County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Chariton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Missouri Village as a historical populated place on the Brunswick East 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 39.3981° N, 93.1075° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrunswick East
Elevation634 ft
Nearest living townBrunswick, MO
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2437209
Coordinates39.39806, -93.10750

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What's there now

Missouri Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brunswick, MO (population 919), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 634 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 Missouri Village?

Missouri Village is in Chariton County, Missouri, at 39.3981, -93.1075.

How many ghost towns are in Chariton County?

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

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