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Meramec Springs

Ghost town · Phelps County, Missouri

Meramec Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Meramec Spring quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Meramec Springs is a ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri. It is one of 12 former communities in Phelps County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Meramec Springs as a historical populated place on the Maramec Spring 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 37.9553° N, 91.5349° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMaramec Spring
Elevation812 ft
Nearest living townSt. James, MO
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID740041
Coordinates37.95532, -91.53488

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What's there now

Meramec Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. James, MO (population 3,922), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 812 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 Meramec Springs?

Meramec Springs is in Phelps County, Missouri, at 37.9553, -91.5349.

How many ghost towns are in Phelps County?

Phelps County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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