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Nida

Ghost town · Andrew County, Missouri

Bolckow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Bolckow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nida is a ghost town in Andrew County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Andrew County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 82nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nida as a historical populated place on the Fillmore 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 40.0103° N, 94.8922° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFillmore
Elevation1,029 ft
Nearest living townRosendale, MO
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID740184
Coordinates40.01027, -94.89219

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What's there now

Nida is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rosendale, MO (population 110), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,029 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 Nida?

Nida is in Andrew County, Missouri, at 40.0103, -94.8922.

How many ghost towns are in Andrew County?

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

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