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Lyda

Ghost town · Macon County, Missouri

Atlanta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Atlanta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lyda is a ghost town in Macon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Macon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lyda as a historical populated place on the Axtell 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 39.8336° N, 92.4594° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAxtell
Elevation889 ft
Nearest living townAtlanta, MO
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID740157
Coordinates39.83365, -92.45935

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What's there now

Lyda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Atlanta, MO (population 439), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 889 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 Lyda?

Lyda is in Macon County, Missouri, at 39.8336, -92.4594.

How many ghost towns are in Macon County?

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

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