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Linns Mills

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Missouri

Warrenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Warrenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Linns Mills is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri. It is one of 9 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Linns Mills as a historical populated place on the Warrenton NE 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 38.9448° N, 91.0560° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWarrenton NE
Elevation666 ft
Nearest living townHawk Point, MO
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID740154
Coordinates38.94477, -91.05598

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What's there now

Linns Mills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hawk Point, MO (population 630), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 666 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 Linns Mills?

Linns Mills is in Lincoln County, Missouri, at 38.9448, -91.0560.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Missouri has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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