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Oakdale

Ghost town · Reynolds County, Missouri

Corridon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500)
Corridon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1944, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oakdale is a ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri. It is one of 10 former communities in Reynolds County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakdale as a historical populated place on the Corridon SE 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 37.3406° N, 91.0651° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCorridon SE
Elevation1,179 ft
Nearest living townEllington, MO
Distance to it8.8 miles
GNIS feature ID740340
Coordinates37.34060, -91.06513

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What's there now

Oakdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ellington, MO (population 1,104), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,179 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 Oakdale?

Oakdale is in Reynolds County, Missouri, at 37.3406, -91.0651.

How many ghost towns are in Reynolds County?

Reynolds County, Missouri has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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