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Witte Ford

Ghost town · Gasconade County, Missouri

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

Witte Ford is a ghost town in Gasconade County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Gasconade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Witte Ford as a historical populated place on the Goerlisch Ridge 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 38.4109° N, 91.5768° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGoerlisch Ridge
Elevation606 ft
Nearest living townOwensville, MO
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID741370
Coordinates38.41088, -91.57683

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What's there now

Witte Ford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Owensville, MO (population 2,798), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 606 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 Witte Ford?

Witte Ford is in Gasconade County, Missouri, at 38.4109, -91.5768.

How many ghost towns are in Gasconade County?

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

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