Wilkie Ghost Town

St. Charles County, Missouri38.8894, -90.3986

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
6.5 miHazelwood, MO
Mild months
Mar–Nov8 of 12
Next ghost town
3.7 miMachens
Illustration of a midwest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Wilkie. No free-licensed photo yet.

Wilkie is an abandoned town in St. Charles County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miSt. CharlesFergusonGodfreySt. AnnWilkie
  • Private or unlisted
  • Unknown

Star: Wilkie. 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 Hazelwood, MO, about 6.5 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Florissant, MO, 7.3 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Machens3.7 mi east
  2. Columbia Bottom Conservation Area14 mi southeast
  3. Firma15 mi west
  4. Howell15 mi southwest
  5. Sterling Landing22 mi northwest
  6. Toonerville23 mi southwest
  7. Burr Oak23 mi northwest
  8. Hamburg24 mi southwest

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°4022Jan4526Feb5634Mar6845Apr7756May8665Jun8968Jul8866Aug8157Sep6946Oct5535Nov4427DecJan: 2.5 inFeb: 1.9 inMar: 3.1 inApr: 4.2 inMay: 4.6 inJun: 4.5 inJul: 3.7 inAug: 3.7 inSep: 3.0 inOct: 2.7 inNov: 3.1 inDec: 2.4 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, August to November, judging by NOAA normals from St Charles Co Ap. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the St Charles Co Ap station (USW00053904), 3.1 miles away. About 39.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSt. Charles County, Missouri
Coordinates38.88944, -90.39861
SourcesWikidata Q28035701 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Wilkie ghost town?

In St. Charles County, Missouri, at 38.8894, -90.3986. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hazelwood, MO, about 6.5 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Florissant, MO, 7.3 miles away.

Can you visit Wilkie?

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 Wilkie?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Wilkie?

Yes. Machens (3.7 mi), Columbia Bottom Conservation Area (14 mi), Firma (15 mi), Howell (15 mi).

More ghost towns in Missouri

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