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Chester

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

Chester 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 Chester 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 36.8562° N, 94.1463° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStella
Elevation1,232 ft
Nearest living townStark City, MO
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID740564
Coordinates36.85618, -94.14632

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What's there now

Chester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stark City, MO (population 125), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,232 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 Chester?

Chester is in Newton County, Missouri, at 36.8562, -94.1463.

How many ghost towns are in Newton County?

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

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