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Plum Valley

Ghost town · Texas County, Missouri

Bado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Bado quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Plum Valley is a ghost town in Texas County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 12 former communities in Texas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plum Valley 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 37.3600° N, 92.0828° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,318 ft
Nearest living townHouston, MO
Distance to it7.2 miles
Coordinates37.36000, -92.08278

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What's there now

Plum Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Houston, MO (population 2,407), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,318 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 Plum Valley?

Plum Valley is in Texas County, Missouri, at 37.3600, -92.0828.

How many ghost towns are in Texas County?

Texas County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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