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Howards Bluff

Ghost town · Callaway County, Missouri

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

Howards Bluff is a ghost town in Callaway County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Callaway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Howards Bluff as a historical populated place on the New Bloomfield 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 38.6500° N, 92.0500° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Bloomfield
Elevation678 ft
Nearest living townHolts Summit, MO
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2746676
Coordinates38.65000, -92.05000

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What's there now

Howards Bluff is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holts Summit, MO (population 4,572), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 678 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 Howards Bluff?

Howards Bluff is in Callaway County, Missouri, at 38.6500, -92.0500.

How many ghost towns are in Callaway County?

Callaway County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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