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New York

Ghost town · Scott County, Missouri

Thebes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Thebes quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New York is a ghost town in Scott County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New York as a historical populated place on the Thebes 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 37.1667° N, 89.4448° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleThebes
Elevation311 ft
Nearest living townCommerce, MO
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID730403
Coordinates37.16672, -89.44481

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What's there now

New York is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Commerce, MO (population 147), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 311 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 New York?

New York is in Scott County, Missouri, at 37.1667, -89.4448.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

Scott County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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