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French Village

Ghost town · Osage County, Missouri

Mokane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Mokane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

French Village is a ghost town in Osage County, Missouri. It is one of 10 former communities in Osage County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists French Village as a historical populated place on the Loose Creek 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 38.5767° N, 91.9691° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLoose Creek
Elevation536 ft
Nearest living townTebbetts, MO
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID738710
Coordinates38.57671, -91.96907

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What's there now

French Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tebbetts, MO (population 419), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 536 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 French Village?

French Village is in Osage County, Missouri, at 38.5767, -91.9691.

How many ghost towns are in Osage County?

Osage County, Missouri has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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