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Avery

Ghost town · Crawford County, Missouri

Leasburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Leasburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Avery is a ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Crawford County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Crawford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 62nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Avery as a historical populated place on the Leasburg topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.0534° N, 91.2829° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeasburg
Nearest living townLeasburg, MO
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID736480
Coordinates38.05338, -91.28292

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What's there now

Avery is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leasburg, MO (population 336), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Avery?

Avery is in Crawford County, Missouri, at 38.0534, -91.2829.

How many ghost towns are in Crawford County?

Crawford County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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