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Boone

Ghost town · Franklin County, Missouri

Gerald quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Gerald quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boone is a ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Franklin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boone as a historical populated place on the Strain 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 38.2592° N, 91.3232° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStrain
Elevation840 ft
Nearest living townSt. Cloud, MO
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID730630
Coordinates38.25921, -91.32321

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What's there now

Boone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Cloud, MO (population 31), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 840 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 Boone?

Boone is in Franklin County, Missouri, at 38.2592, -91.3232.

How many ghost towns are in Franklin County?

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

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