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Shover

Ghost town · Stoddard County, Missouri

Valley Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Valley Ridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shover is a ghost town in Stoddard County, Missouri. It is one of 12 former communities in Stoddard County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shover as a historical populated place on the Powe 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 36.6901° N, 90.0959° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePowe
Elevation322 ft
Nearest living townDudley, MO
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID739599
Coordinates36.69006, -90.09593

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What's there now

Shover is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dudley, MO (population 72), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 322 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 Shover?

Shover is in Stoddard County, Missouri, at 36.6901, -90.0959.

How many ghost towns are in Stoddard County?

Stoddard County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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