Pleasant Grove Ghost Town

Ripley County, Missouri36.7378, -90.8290

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.9 miDoniphan, MO
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
6 miDryden
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pleasant Grove. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pleasant Grove is a ghost town in Ripley County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miPoplar BluffPocahontasPiggottCorningThayerPiedmontRectorPleasant Grove
  • National Forest
  • National Park Service
  • Other federal
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Pleasant Grove. 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 Doniphan, MO, about 7.9 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jonesboro, AR, 64 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Dryden6 mi southeast
  2. Tucker6.2 mi west
  3. Kingbee9.2 mi east
  4. Bennett9.7 mi west
  5. Barren12 mi northwest
  6. Martinsburg13 mi southeast
  7. Ponder14 mi southwest
  8. Parks17 mi southeast

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°4624Jan5127Feb6035Mar7044Apr7854May8664Jun9068Jul8966Aug8258Sep7245Oct5935Nov4828DecJan: 3.4 inFeb: 3.8 inMar: 4.7 inApr: 5.6 inMay: 5.7 inJun: 3.5 inJul: 4.6 inAug: 3.8 inSep: 3.7 inOct: 3.9 inNov: 4.9 inDec: 4.2 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 Doniphan. June 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 Doniphan station (USC00232289), 8.2 miles away. About 51.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRipley County, Missouri
Coordinates36.73783, -90.82901
SourcesWikidata Q28035686 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pleasant Grove ghost town?

In Ripley County, Missouri, at 36.7378, -90.8290. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Doniphan, MO, about 7.9 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Jonesboro, AR, 64 miles away.

Can you visit Pleasant Grove?

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 Pleasant Grove?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Doniphan. June 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 Pleasant Grove?

Yes. Dryden (6 mi), Tucker (6.2 mi), Kingbee (9.2 mi), Bennett (9.7 mi).

More ghost towns in Missouri

All 306 ghost towns in Missouri