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Zig

Ghost town · Adair County, Missouri

Pure Air quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Pure Air quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zig is a ghost town in Adair County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. 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 Zig as a historical populated place: 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 40.1269° N, 92.7664° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townNovinger, MO
Distance to it8.1 miles
Coordinates40.12694, -92.76639

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What's there now

Zig is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Novinger, MO (population 454), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Zig?

Zig is in Adair County, Missouri, at 40.1269, -92.7664.

How many ghost towns are in Adair County?

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

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