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Napier

Ghost town · Holt County, Missouri

Craig quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Craig quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Napier is a ghost town in Holt County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Holt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 87th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Napier 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 40.0489° N, 95.2578° W.

Key facts

Elevation850 ft
Nearest living townFortescue, MO
Distance to it3.2 miles
Coordinates40.04889, -95.25778

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What's there now

Napier is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fortescue, MO (population 7), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 850 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 Napier?

Napier is in Holt County, Missouri, at 40.0489, -95.2578.

How many ghost towns are in Holt County?

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

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