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Blendville

Ghost town · Jasper County, Missouri

Joplin West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Joplin West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blendville is a ghost town in Jasper County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Jasper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blendville as a historical populated place on the Joplin West 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 37.0673° N, 94.5266° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJoplin West
Elevation1,054 ft
Nearest living townJoplin, MO
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID739488
Coordinates37.06728, -94.52661

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What's there now

Blendville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Joplin, MO (population 52,218), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,054 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 Blendville?

Blendville is in Jasper County, Missouri, at 37.0673, -94.5266.

How many ghost towns are in Jasper County?

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

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