Booth Ghost Town

Pike County, Missouri39.3425, -91.2324

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
1.6 miBowling Green, MO
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miHobart
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Booth. No free-licensed photo yet.

Booth is an abandoned town in Pike County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miHannibalTroyPittsfieldLouisianaVandaliaBooth
  • State
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Booth. 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 Bowling Green, MO, about 1.6 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is O'Fallon, MO, 48 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hobart12 mi southeast
  2. Reading12 mi northeast
  3. LaMotte15 mi north
  4. Busch17 mi north
  5. Noonan22 mi west
  6. Mashek25 mi south
  7. Hydesburg26 mi northwest
  8. Morsey27 mi south

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°3618Jan4122Feb5232Mar6443Apr7353May8262Jun8666Jul8565Aug7856Sep6745Oct5334Nov4024DecJan: 2.4 inFeb: 2.1 inMar: 2.7 inApr: 4.5 inMay: 4.7 inJun: 4.5 inJul: 4.3 inAug: 3.6 inSep: 3.9 inOct: 3.0 inNov: 2.9 inDec: 2.1 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 Bowling Green 1 E. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Bowling Green 1 E station (USC00230856), 3.3 miles away. About 40.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPike County, Missouri
Coordinates39.34254, -91.23237
SourcesWikidata Q27995328 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Booth ghost town?

In Pike County, Missouri, at 39.3425, -91.2324. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bowling Green, MO, about 1.6 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is O'Fallon, MO, 48 miles away.

Can you visit Booth?

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 Booth?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Bowling Green 1 E. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Booth?

Yes. Hobart (12 mi), Reading (12 mi), LaMotte (15 mi), Busch (17 mi).

More ghost towns in Missouri

All 306 ghost towns in Missouri · Ghost towns near St. Louis