Turtle Ghost Town

Dent County, Missouri37.5233, -91.4125

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miSalem, MO
Mild months
Mar–Nov9 of 12
Next ghost town
3.6 miHalcyon
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Turtle. No free-licensed photo yet.

Turtle is an abandoned town in Dent County, Missouri.

On the map

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  • National Forest
  • National Park Service
  • Other federal
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Turtle. 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 Salem, MO, about 10 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is O'Fallon, MO, 95 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Halcyon3.6 mi southeast
  2. Max3.9 mi northeast
  3. Sinkin7.9 mi south
  4. Marcoot8.7 mi east
  5. Rector9.6 mi southwest
  6. Ark12 mi north
  7. Cedargrove13 mi southwest
  8. Buick17 mi east

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°4322Jan4826Feb5734Mar6844Apr7653May8361Jun8865Jul8763Aug8056Sep6945Oct5635Nov4526DecJan: 2.7 inFeb: 2.8 inMar: 4.0 inApr: 5.0 inMay: 5.6 inJun: 4.2 inJul: 3.7 inAug: 4.3 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 3.7 inNov: 3.9 inDec: 3.0 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 November, judging by NOAA normals from Salem. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Salem station (USC00237506), 10 miles away. About 46.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationDent County, Missouri
Coordinates37.52333, -91.41250
Also known asTurtle, Missouri, Turtle, MO
SourcesWikidata Q27995161 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Turtle ghost town?

In Dent County, Missouri, at 37.5233, -91.4125. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Salem, MO, about 10 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is O'Fallon, MO, 95 miles away.

Can you visit Turtle?

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 Turtle?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Turtle?

Yes. Halcyon (3.6 mi), Max (3.9 mi), Sinkin (7.9 mi), Marcoot (8.7 mi).

More ghost towns in Missouri

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