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Stroderville

Ghost town · Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Advance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Advance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stroderville is a ghost town in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Cape Girardeau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stroderville as a historical populated place on the Whitewater 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 37.2467° N, 89.8132° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhitewater
Elevation396 ft
Nearest living townWhitewater, MO
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID730558
Coordinates37.24672, -89.81315

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What's there now

Stroderville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Whitewater, MO (population 75), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 396 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 Stroderville?

Stroderville is in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, at 37.2467, -89.8132.

How many ghost towns are in Cape Girardeau County?

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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