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Wanamaker

Ghost town · Saline County, Missouri

Longwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Longwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wanamaker is a ghost town in Saline County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Saline County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wanamaker as a historical populated place on the Longwood 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 38.9403° N, 93.1899° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLongwood
Elevation800 ft
Nearest living townHughesville, MO
Distance to it9.1 miles
GNIS feature ID738658
Coordinates38.94030, -93.18993

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What's there now

Wanamaker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hughesville, MO (population 154), about 9.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 800 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 Wanamaker?

Wanamaker is in Saline County, Missouri, at 38.9403, -93.1899.

How many ghost towns are in Saline County?

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

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