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Hazelville

Ghost town · Knox County, Missouri

Bible Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Bible Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hazelville is a ghost town in Knox County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 83rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hazelville as a historical populated place on the Bible Grove 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 40.2956° N, 92.3207° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBible Grove
Elevation863 ft
Nearest living townBaring, MO
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID740294
Coordinates40.29559, -92.32074

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What's there now

Hazelville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baring, MO (population 18), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 863 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 Hazelville?

Hazelville is in Knox County, Missouri, at 40.2956, -92.3207.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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