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Valley Forge

Ghost town · St. Francois County, Missouri

Farmington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Farmington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Valley Forge is a ghost town in St. Francois County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is the only former community in St. Francois County recorded on the federal names register, out of 525 across Missouri.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Valley Forge as a historical populated place on the Sprott 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 37.7853° N, 90.3735° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSprott
Elevation855 ft
Nearest living townFarmington, MO
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID757407
Coordinates37.78533, -90.37346

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What's there now

Valley Forge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farmington, MO (population 17,999), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 855 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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