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Forest Park

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Missouri

Monett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Monett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forest Park is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forest Park as a historical populated place on the Monett 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 36.9328° N, 93.9233° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMonett
Elevation1,331 ft
Nearest living townMonett, MO
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID739501
Coordinates36.93284, -93.92326

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What's there now

Forest Park is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monett, MO (population 9,734), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,331 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 Forest Park?

Forest Park is in Lawrence County, Missouri, at 36.9328, -93.9233.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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