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Charrette

Ghost town · Warren County, Missouri

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

Charrette is a ghost town in Warren County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Charrette as a historical populated place on the Marthasville 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 38.6520° N, 91.0974° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMarthasville
Elevation567 ft
Nearest living townMarthasville, MO
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID740070
Coordinates38.65199, -91.09737

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What's there now

Charrette is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Marthasville, MO (population 2,587), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 567 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 Charrette?

Charrette is in Warren County, Missouri, at 38.6520, -91.0974.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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