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Rocky Ford

Ghost town · Vernon County, Missouri

Papinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
Papinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rocky Ford is a ghost town in Vernon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rocky Ford as a historical populated place on the Papinville 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 38.0359° N, 94.1947° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePapinville
Elevation708 ft
Nearest living townSchell City, MO
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID748448
Coordinates38.03586, -94.19467

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What's there now

Rocky Ford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Schell City, MO (population 164), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 708 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 Rocky Ford?

Rocky Ford is in Vernon County, Missouri, at 38.0359, -94.1947.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

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

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