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Nefy

Ghost town · Adair County, Missouri

Kirksville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500)
Kirksville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nefy is a ghost town in Adair County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Adair County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nefy as a historical populated place on the Novinger 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 40.1539° N, 92.7016° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNovinger
Elevation911 ft
Nearest living townNovinger, MO
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID740205
Coordinates40.15392, -92.70159

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What's there now

Nefy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Novinger, MO (population 454), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 911 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 Nefy?

Nefy is in Adair County, Missouri, at 40.1539, -92.7016.

How many ghost towns are in Adair County?

Adair County, Missouri has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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