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Brinkerhoff

Ghost town · Pemiscot County, Missouri

Portageville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Portageville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Brinkerhoff is a ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri. It is one of 14 former communities in Pemiscot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brinkerhoff as a historical populated place on the Stanley 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 36.3495° N, 89.7392° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStanley
Elevation268 ft
Nearest living townWardell, MO
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID739561
Coordinates36.34951, -89.73925

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What's there now

Brinkerhoff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wardell, MO (population 455), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 268 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 Brinkerhoff?

Brinkerhoff is in Pemiscot County, Missouri, at 36.3495, -89.7392.

How many ghost towns are in Pemiscot County?

Pemiscot County, Missouri has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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