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Cartmell

Ghost town · Newton County, Missouri

Ritchey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Ritchey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cartmell is a ghost town in Newton County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Newton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cartmell as a historical populated place on the Stella 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 36.8103° N, 94.2244° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStella
Elevation1,186 ft
Nearest living townStella, MO
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID740563
Coordinates36.81035, -94.22438

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What's there now

Cartmell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stella, MO (population 252), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,186 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 Cartmell?

Cartmell is in Newton County, Missouri, at 36.8103, -94.2244.

How many ghost towns are in Newton County?

Newton County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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