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Trinity

Ghost town · Adair County, Missouri

Willmathsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Willmathsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Trinity is a ghost town in Adair County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Adair County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Trinity as a historical populated place on the Willmathsville 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 40.3403° N, 92.4510° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWillmathsville
Elevation944 ft
Nearest living townGreentop, MO
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID740236
Coordinates40.34031, -92.45102

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What's there now

Trinity is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greentop, MO (population 367), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 944 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 Trinity?

Trinity is in Adair County, Missouri, at 40.3403, -92.4510.

How many ghost towns are in Adair County?

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

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