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Blackwater

Ghost town · Johnson County, Missouri

Knobnoster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Knobnoster quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blackwater is a ghost town in Johnson County, Missouri. It is the only former community in Johnson County recorded on the federal names register, out of 525 across Missouri.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blackwater as a historical populated place on the Warrensburg East 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 38.7911° N, 93.7427° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWarrensburg East
Elevation824 ft
Nearest living townWarrensburg, MO
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID740046
Coordinates38.79112, -93.74272

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What's there now

Blackwater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Warrensburg, MO (population 19,437), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 824 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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