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Liberty Landing

Ghost town · Clay County, Missouri

Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Liberty Landing is a ghost town in Clay County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 66th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Liberty Landing as a historical populated place on the Liberty 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 39.1975° N, 94.4028° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLiberty
Elevation716 ft
Nearest living townRiver Bend, MO
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID747480
Coordinates39.19750, -94.40278

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What's there now

Liberty Landing is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is River Bend, MO (population 5), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 716 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 Liberty Landing?

Liberty Landing is in Clay County, Missouri, at 39.1975, -94.4028.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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