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Narrows Creek

Ghost town · Macon County, Missouri

Macon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Macon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Narrows Creek is a ghost town in Macon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Macon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Narrows Creek as a historical populated place on the Macon 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 39.6648° N, 92.4196° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMacon
Elevation831 ft
Nearest living townExcello, MO
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID734188
Coordinates39.66476, -92.41963

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What's there now

Narrows Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Excello, MO (population 59), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 831 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 Narrows Creek?

Narrows Creek is in Macon County, Missouri, at 39.6648, -92.4196.

How many ghost towns are in Macon County?

Macon County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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