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Riga

Ghost town · Ripley 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

Riga is a ghost town in Ripley County, Missouri. It is one of 8 former communities in Ripley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riga as a historical populated place on the Oxly 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 36.5514° N, 90.6496° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOxly
Elevation301 ft
Nearest living townNaylor, MO
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID739607
Coordinates36.55145, -90.64956

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What's there now

Riga is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Naylor, MO (population 388), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 301 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 Riga?

Riga is in Ripley County, Missouri, at 36.5514, -90.6496.

How many ghost towns are in Ripley County?

Ripley County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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