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Buckley

Ghost town · Greene County, Missouri

Walnut Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Walnut Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Buckley is a ghost town in Greene County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Buckley as a historical populated place on the Walnut Grove 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 37.4234° N, 93.5319° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWalnut Grove
Elevation1,173 ft
Nearest living townWalnut Grove, MO
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID755641
Coordinates37.42338, -93.53187

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What's there now

Buckley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walnut Grove, MO (population 566), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,173 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 Buckley?

Buckley is in Greene County, Missouri, at 37.4234, -93.5319.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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