Casco Ghost Town

Franklin County, Missouri38.4703, -91.1690

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.6 miNew Haven, MO
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
11 miSenate Grove
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Casco. No free-licensed photo yet.

Casco is a ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miWashingtonUnionSullivanSt. ClairGray SummitOwensvilleCasco
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Casco. 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 New Haven, MO, about 9.6 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is O'Fallon, MO, 32 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Senate Grove11 mi northwest
  2. Walbert13 mi southwest
  3. Boone17 mi southwest
  4. Manda19 mi west
  5. George20 mi southeast
  6. Calvey22 mi southeast
  7. Pea Ridge25 mi south
  8. Vilander26 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°4323Jan4826Feb5935Mar7045Apr7855May8663Jun9167Jul8966Aug8257Sep7046Oct5735Nov4627DecJan: 2.7 inFeb: 2.5 inMar: 3.9 inApr: 5.0 inMay: 4.8 inJun: 4.2 inJul: 4.7 inAug: 3.8 inSep: 3.6 inOct: 3.3 inNov: 3.7 inDec: 2.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Union. 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 Union station (USC00238515), 9.1 miles away. About 44.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationFranklin County, Missouri
Coordinates38.47033, -91.16904
SourcesWikidata Q27995174 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Casco ghost town?

In Franklin County, Missouri, at 38.4703, -91.1690. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is New Haven, MO, about 9.6 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is O'Fallon, MO, 32 miles away.

Can you visit Casco?

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 Casco?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Union. 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 Casco?

Yes. Senate Grove (11 mi), Walbert (13 mi), Boone (17 mi), Manda (19 mi).

More ghost towns in Missouri

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