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Flat Creek

Ghost town · Barry County, Missouri

Aurora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Aurora quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Flat Creek is a ghost town in Barry County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Barry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flat Creek as a historical populated place on the Elsey 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 36.7615° N, 93.6130° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElsey
Elevation1,003 ft
Nearest living townMcCord Bend, MO
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID738294
Coordinates36.76145, -93.61297

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What's there now

Flat Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McCord Bend, MO (population 143), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,003 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 Flat Creek?

Flat Creek is in Barry County, Missouri, at 36.7615, -93.6130.

How many ghost towns are in Barry County?

Barry County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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