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Kennedy

Ghost town · Pemiscot County, Missouri

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

Kennedy is a ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 14 former communities in Pemiscot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kennedy as a historical populated place: 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 36.2644° N, 89.5900° W.

Key facts

Elevation274 ft
Nearest living townRidgely, TN
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates36.26444, -89.59000

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What's there now

Kennedy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ridgely, TN (population 1,723), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 274 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 Kennedy?

Kennedy is in Pemiscot County, Missouri, at 36.2644, -89.5900.

How many ghost towns are in Pemiscot County?

Pemiscot County, Missouri has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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