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McFarland

Ghost town · Taney County, Missouri

Forsyth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Forsyth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

McFarland is a ghost town in Taney County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Taney County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists McFarland as a historical populated place on the Forsyth 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 36.7106° N, 93.0891° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleForsyth
Elevation739 ft
Nearest living townForsyth, MO
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID755615
Coordinates36.71062, -93.08907

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What's there now

McFarland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Forsyth, MO (population 2,749), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 739 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 McFarland?

McFarland is in Taney County, Missouri, at 36.7106, -93.0891.

How many ghost towns are in Taney County?

Taney County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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