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Juanita

Ghost town · New Madrid County, Missouri

Sikeston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Sikeston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Juanita is a ghost town in New Madrid County, Missouri. It is one of 13 former communities in New Madrid County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Juanita as a historical populated place on the Sikeston South 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 36.8203° N, 89.5912° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSikeston South
Elevation320 ft
Nearest living townSikeston, MO
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID740126
Coordinates36.82033, -89.59119

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What's there now

Juanita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sikeston, MO (population 16,231), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 320 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 Juanita?

Juanita is in New Madrid County, Missouri, at 36.8203, -89.5912.

How many ghost towns are in New Madrid County?

New Madrid County, Missouri has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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