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Castle Rock

Ghost town · Osage County, Missouri

Meta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Meta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Castle Rock is a ghost town in Osage County, Missouri. It is one of 10 former communities in Osage County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Castle Rock as a historical populated place on the Wardsville 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 38.4709° N, 92.1549° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWardsville
Elevation548 ft
Nearest living townWardsville, MO
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID738711
Coordinates38.47087, -92.15490

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What's there now

Castle Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wardsville, MO (population 1,505), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 548 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 Castle Rock?

Castle Rock is in Osage County, Missouri, at 38.4709, -92.1549.

How many ghost towns are in Osage County?

Osage County, Missouri has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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