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Cream Ridge

Ghost town · Livingston County, Missouri

Chula quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Chula quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cream Ridge is a ghost town in Livingston County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Livingston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 45th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cream Ridge as a historical populated place: 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 39.7853° N, 93.4628° W.

Key facts

Elevation744 ft
Nearest living townWheeling, MO
Distance to it4.1 miles
Coordinates39.78528, -93.46278

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What's there now

Cream Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wheeling, MO (population 135), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 744 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 Cream Ridge?

Cream Ridge is in Livingston County, Missouri, at 39.7853, -93.4628.

How many ghost towns are in Livingston County?

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

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