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Melva

Ghost town · Taney County, Missouri

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

Melva 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 Melva as a historical populated place: 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 36.5769° N, 93.2122° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townHollister, MO
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates36.57694, -93.21222

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What's there now

Melva is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hollister, MO (population 4,608), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Melva?

Melva is in Taney County, Missouri, at 36.5769, -93.2122.

How many ghost towns are in Taney County?

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

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