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Parks

Ghost town · Butler County, Missouri

Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Parks is a ghost town in Butler County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Parks 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 36.6139° N, 90.5653° W.

Key facts

Elevation304 ft
Nearest living townNaylor, MO
Distance to it3.5 miles
Coordinates36.61389, -90.56528

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What's there now

Parks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Naylor, MO (population 388), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 304 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 Parks?

Parks is in Butler County, Missouri, at 36.6139, -90.5653.

How many ghost towns are in Butler County?

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

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