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Gridley

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Missouri

Maysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Maysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gridley is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 63rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gridley as a historical populated place on the Fordham 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 39.8061° N, 94.2752° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFordham
Elevation868 ft
Nearest living townCameron, MO
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID740186
Coordinates39.80611, -94.27523

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What's there now

Gridley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cameron, MO (population 8,721), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 868 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 Gridley?

Gridley is in DeKalb County, Missouri, at 39.8061, -94.2752.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

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

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