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Bear Den Junction

Ghost town · Stone County, Missouri

Galena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Galena quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bear Den Junction is a ghost town in Stone County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Stone County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bear Den Junction as a historical populated place on the Galena 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 36.7531° N, 93.4021° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGalena
Elevation1,360 ft
Nearest living townReeds Spring, MO
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2646543
Coordinates36.75307, -93.40213

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What's there now

Bear Den Junction is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Reeds Spring, MO (population 992), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,360 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bear Den Junction?

Bear Den Junction is in Stone County, Missouri, at 36.7531, -93.4021.

How many ghost towns are in Stone County?

Stone County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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