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Sedan

Ghost town · Douglas County, Missouri

Buckhart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Buckhart quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sedan is a ghost town in Douglas County, Missouri. It is one of 11 former communities in Douglas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sedan as a historical populated place on the Gentryville 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 36.8578° N, 92.3093° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGentryville
Elevation983 ft
Nearest living townWasola, MO
Distance to it15.3 miles
GNIS feature ID733892
Coordinates36.85784, -92.30933

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What's there now

Sedan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wasola, MO (population 30), about 15.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 983 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 Sedan?

Sedan is in Douglas County, Missouri, at 36.8578, -92.3093.

How many ghost towns are in Douglas County?

Douglas County, Missouri has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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