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Marion City

Ghost town · Marion County, Missouri

Quincy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Quincy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marion City is a ghost town in Marion County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marion City as a historical populated place on the Quincy SW 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 39.8267° N, 91.4143° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleQuincy SW
Elevation473 ft
Nearest living townPalmyra, MO
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID732311
Coordinates39.82673, -91.41432

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What's there now

Marion City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Palmyra, MO (population 3,620), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 473 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 Marion City?

Marion City is in Marion County, Missouri, at 39.8267, -91.4143.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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