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Halcyon

Ghost town · Dent County, Missouri

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

Halcyon is a ghost town in Dent County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Dent County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Halcyon as a historical populated place: 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 37.4764° N, 91.3828° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,090 ft
Nearest living townBunker, MO
Distance to it9.5 miles
Coordinates37.47639, -91.38278

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What's there now

Halcyon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bunker, MO (population 323), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,090 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 Halcyon?

Halcyon is in Dent County, Missouri, at 37.4764, -91.3828.

How many ghost towns are in Dent County?

Dent County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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