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Elmwood

Ghost town · Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Cape Girardeau quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
Cape Girardeau quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elmwood is a ghost town in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Cape Girardeau County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elmwood as a historical populated place on the Cape Girardeau 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 37.2528° N, 89.5815° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCape Girardeau
Elevation337 ft
Nearest living townScott City, MO
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID740319
Coordinates37.25283, -89.58148

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What's there now

Elmwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scott City, MO (population 4,354), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 337 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 Elmwood?

Elmwood is in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, at 37.2528, -89.5815.

How many ghost towns are in Cape Girardeau County?

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

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