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Ross

Ghost town · Oregon County, Missouri

Birch Tree quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Birch Tree quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ross is a ghost town in Oregon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Oregon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ross as a historical populated place on the Greer 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 36.8162° N, 91.2868° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreer
Elevation767 ft
Nearest living townAlton, MO
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID735171
Coordinates36.81617, -91.28680

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What's there now

Ross is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alton, MO (population 647), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 767 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 Ross?

Ross is in Oregon County, Missouri, at 36.8162, -91.2868.

How many ghost towns are in Oregon County?

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

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