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Orleans

Ghost town · Polk County, Missouri

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

Orleans is a ghost town in Polk County, Missouri. It is one of 5 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orleans as a historical populated place on the Aldrich 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 37.5223° N, 93.5191° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAldrich
Elevation989 ft
Nearest living townAldrich, MO
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID755611
Coordinates37.52226, -93.51909

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What's there now

Orleans is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aldrich, MO (population 61), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 989 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 Orleans?

Orleans is in Polk County, Missouri, at 37.5223, -93.5191.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

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

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