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Gaunt Ford

Ghost town · Dallas County, Missouri

Long Lane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Long Lane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gaunt Ford is a ghost town in Dallas County, Missouri. It is one of 11 former communities in Dallas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gaunt Ford as a historical populated place on the Long Lane 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 37.5998° N, 92.9874° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLong Lane
Elevation1,010 ft
Nearest living townBuffalo, MO
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID740867
Coordinates37.59976, -92.98741

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What's there now

Gaunt Ford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buffalo, MO (population 3,358), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,010 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 Gaunt Ford?

Gaunt Ford is in Dallas County, Missouri, at 37.5998, -92.9874.

How many ghost towns are in Dallas County?

Dallas County, Missouri has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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