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Namrash

Ghost town · Chariton County, Missouri

Cambridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Cambridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Namrash 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 Namrash as a historical populated place on the Cambridge 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 39.3264° N, 92.9949° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCambridge
Elevation625 ft
Nearest living townDalton, MO
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID740316
Coordinates39.32641, -92.99492

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What's there now

Namrash is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dalton, MO (population 33), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 625 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 Namrash?

Namrash is in Chariton County, Missouri, at 39.3264, -92.9949.

How many ghost towns are in Chariton County?

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

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