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Rockford

Ghost town · Cass County, Missouri

Garden City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Garden City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rockford is a ghost town in Cass County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Cass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rockford as a historical populated place on the Garden City 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 38.5645° N, 94.2380° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGarden City
Elevation843 ft
Nearest living townGarden City, MO
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1829041
Coordinates38.56446, -94.23800

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What's there now

Rockford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Garden City, MO (population 1,539), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 843 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 Rockford?

Rockford is in Cass County, Missouri, at 38.5645, -94.2380.

How many ghost towns are in Cass County?

Cass County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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