Asper Ghost Town

Carroll County, Missouri39.6056, -93.4778

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
14 miChillicothe, MO
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
7.6 miFisher
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Asper. No free-licensed photo yet.

Asper is an abandoned town in Carroll County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miMarshallChillicotheRichmondTrentonLexingtonBrookfieldCarrolltonAsper
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Asper. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Chillicothe, MO, about 14 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Blue Springs, MO, 59 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Fisher7.6 mi southwest
  2. Cleary9.9 mi north
  3. Quote12 mi southwest
  4. Cream Ridge12 mi north
  5. Leopolis19 mi north
  6. Sampsel19 mi northwest
  7. Wakenda21 mi south
  8. Ovid24 mi southwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3416Jan4021Feb5231Mar6441Apr7453May8363Jun8767Jul8664Aug7855Sep6643Oct5131Nov3922DecJan: 1.3 inFeb: 1.8 inMar: 2.9 inApr: 3.8 inMay: 5.4 inJun: 5.2 inJul: 4.7 inAug: 4.6 inSep: 4.4 inOct: 3.2 inNov: 2.3 inDec: 1.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Chillicothe 2S. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Chillicothe 2S station (USC00231580), 12 miles away. About 41.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationCarroll County, Missouri
Coordinates39.60556, -93.47778
SourcesWikidata Q27995131 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Asper ghost town?

In Carroll County, Missouri, at 39.6056, -93.4778. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Chillicothe, MO, about 14 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Blue Springs, MO, 59 miles away.

Can you visit Asper?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Asper?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Chillicothe 2S. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Asper?

Yes. Fisher (7.6 mi), Cleary (9.9 mi), Quote (12 mi), Cream Ridge (12 mi).

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