Nagle Ghost Town

Texas County, Missouri37.1667, -91.8194

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
13 miHouston, MO
Mild months
Mar–Nov9 of 12
Next ghost town
3.8 miGrogan
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Nagle. No free-licensed photo yet.

Nagle, in Texas County, Missouri, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miWest PlainsMountain GroveSalemLickingMountain ViewHoustonNagle
  • National Forest
  • National Park Service
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Nagle. 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 Houston, MO, about 13 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Springfield, MO, 81 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Grogan3.8 mi west
  2. Louisa5.4 mi southwest
  3. Hattie6.5 mi southeast
  4. Hurst15 mi west
  5. Gravel Point20 mi west
  6. Plum Valley20 mi northwest
  7. Congo20 mi southeast
  8. Cedargrove21 mi northeast

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

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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 November, judging by NOAA normals from Summersville 3 Se. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Summersville 3 Se station (USC00238184), 11 miles away.

Facts

LocationTexas County, Missouri
Coordinates37.16667, -91.81944
SourcesWikidata Q28123360 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Nagle ghost town?

In Texas County, Missouri, at 37.1667, -91.8194. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Houston, MO, about 13 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Springfield, MO, 81 miles away.

Can you visit Nagle?

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 Nagle?

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Summersville 3 Se. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Nagle?

Yes. Grogan (3.8 mi), Louisa (5.4 mi), Hattie (6.5 mi), Hurst (15 mi).

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