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Jobe

Ghost town · Oregon County, Missouri

Couch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Couch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jobe is a ghost town in Oregon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Oregon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jobe as a historical populated place on the Myrtle 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 36.5851° N, 91.2704° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMyrtle
Elevation551 ft
Nearest living townAlton, MO
Distance to it9.9 miles
GNIS feature ID735213
Coordinates36.58506, -91.27041

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What's there now

Jobe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alton, MO (population 647), about 9.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 551 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 Jobe?

Jobe is in Oregon County, Missouri, at 36.5851, -91.2704.

How many ghost towns are in Oregon County?

Oregon County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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