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Beckett

Ghost town · St. Charles County, Missouri

St. Charles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
St. Charles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beckett is a ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beckett as a historical populated place on the Grafton 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 38.9428° N, 90.4346° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrafton
Elevation430 ft
Nearest living townGrafton, IL
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID757424
Coordinates38.94283, -90.43456

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What's there now

Beckett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grafton, IL (population 723), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 430 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 Beckett?

Beckett is in St. Charles County, Missouri, at 38.9428, -90.4346.

How many ghost towns are in St. Charles County?

St. Charles County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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