Ghost Towns in Missouri

On the map

306 ghost towns

7% sit on public land · 3 with a free-licensed photo

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  • National Forest 8
  • National Park Service 1
  • Other federal 9
  • Military, DOE 2
  • Private or unlisted 274
  • Unknown 12
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Missouri's ghost towns.

The largest share, 274 of 306, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

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  • National Forest 8
  • National Park Service 1
  • Other federal 9
  • Military, DOE 2
  • Private or unlisted 274
  • Unknown 12

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Missouri

Ghost towns near Kansas City · Ghost towns near St. Louis

All 306 by county

Adair County 3

Andrew County 2

Atchison County 6

Barry County 3

Barton County 2

Bates County 5

Benton County 1

Boone County 1

Buchanan County 1

Butler County 1

Caldwell County 1

Callaway County 2

Cape Girardeau County 2

Carroll County 4

Carter County 1

Cass County 5

Cedar County 1

Christian County 3

Cole County 3

Cooper County 1

Crawford County 2

Dade County 5

Dallas County 2

Daviess County 1

DeKalb County 2

Dent County 4

Douglas County 7

Dunklin County 3

Franklin County 6

Gasconade County 2

Gentry County 2

Greene County 1

Henry County 1

Holt County 2

Howard County 1

Howell County 3

Iron County 3

Jasper County 2

Jefferson County 1

Knox County 1

Laclede County 2

Lafayette County 2

Lawrence County 3

Lewis County 1

Lincoln County 5

Livingston County 5

Macon County 3

Marion County 3

McDonald County 1

Mississippi County 8

Morgan County 1

New Madrid County 7

Newton County 1

Nodaway County 1

Oregon County 4

Osage County 5

Ozark County 3

Pemiscot County 10

Pettis County 2

Phelps County 10

Pike County 4

Polk County 5

Pulaski County 4

Putnam County 4

Ralls County 3

Ray County 1

Reynolds County 8

Ripley County 7

Saline County 2

Scott County 4

Shannon County 5

Shelby County 1

St. Charles County 6

St. Clair County 7

St. Francois County 1

St. Louis County 2

St. Louis city 1

Stoddard County 7

Stone County 2

Sullivan County 1

Taney County 6

Texas County 12

Vernon County 2

Warren County 3

Washington County 9

Wayne County 11

Webster County 5

Wright County 7

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