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Pipertown

Ghost town · Saline County, Missouri

Longwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Longwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pipertown is a ghost town in Saline County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Saline County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pipertown as a historical populated place on the Longwood 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 38.9603° N, 93.1294° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLongwood
Elevation772 ft
Nearest living townNelson, MO
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID740033
Coordinates38.96030, -93.12937

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What's there now

Pipertown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nelson, MO (population 89), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 772 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 Pipertown?

Pipertown is in Saline County, Missouri, at 38.9603, -93.1294.

How many ghost towns are in Saline County?

Saline County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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