Effie
Ghost town · Callaway County, Missouri

Effie is a ghost town in Callaway County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Callaway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Effie as a historical populated place on the Mokane West 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 38.6262° N, 91.9530° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Mokane West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 546 ft |
| Nearest living town | Tebbetts, MO |
| Distance to it | 0.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 740473 |
| Coordinates | 38.62615, -91.95296 |
What's there now
Effie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tebbetts, MO (population 419), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 546 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Hordghost town · Callaway County · 1.9 mi
- Isbellghost town · Osage County · 2.4 mi
- Cote Sans Desseinghost town · Callaway County · 3.2 mi
- French Villageghost town · Osage County · 3.5 mi
- Bakersvilleghost town · Callaway County · 5.4 mi
- Howards Bluffghost town · Callaway County · 5.5 mi
- Lisletownghost town · Osage County · 9.6 mi
- Ellerslieghost town · Callaway County · 10.1 mi
- Heilburnghost town · Callaway County · 14.1 mi
- Castle Rockghost town · Osage County · 15.3 mi
- Ryorsghost town · Osage County · 17 mi
- Stonesportghost town · Boone County · 18 mi
Questions
Where is Effie?
Effie is in Callaway County, Missouri, at 38.6262, -91.9530.
How many ghost towns are in Callaway County?
Callaway County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.