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Congo

Ghost town · Shannon County, Missouri

Montier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Montier quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Congo is a ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 11 former communities in Shannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Congo as a historical populated place on the Montier 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 36.9392° N, 91.6021° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMontier
Nearest living townMontier, MO
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID740476
Coordinates36.93922, -91.60209

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What's there now

Congo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Montier, MO (population 89), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Congo?

Congo is in Shannon County, Missouri, at 36.9392, -91.6021.

How many ghost towns are in Shannon County?

Shannon County, Missouri has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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