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Ortiz

Ghost town · Audrain County, Missouri

Mexico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Mexico quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ortiz is a ghost town in Audrain County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Audrain County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 84th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ortiz as a historical populated place on the Auxvasse 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 39.0912° N, 91.9027° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAuxvasse
Nearest living townAuxvasse, MO
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID744150
Coordinates39.09115, -91.90267

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What's there now

Ortiz is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Auxvasse, MO (population 1,385), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ortiz?

Ortiz is in Audrain County, Missouri, at 39.0912, -91.9027.

How many ghost towns are in Audrain County?

Audrain County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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