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Howell

Ghost town · St. Charles County, Missouri

Augusta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Augusta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Howell is a ghost town in St. Charles County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Charles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Howell as a historical populated place on the Defiance 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 38.6934° N, 90.7660° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDefiance
Elevation714 ft
Nearest living townDardenne Prairie, MO
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID757271
Coordinates38.69339, -90.76596

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What's there now

Howell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dardenne Prairie, MO (population 13,137), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 714 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 Howell?

Howell is in St. Charles County, Missouri, at 38.6934, -90.7660.

How many ghost towns are in St. Charles County?

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

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