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Pashaw

Ghost town · Vernon County, Missouri

Eldorado Springs South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:24,000)
Eldorado Springs South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pashaw is a ghost town in Vernon County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pashaw as a historical populated place on the El Dorado Springs South 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 37.8398° N, 94.0927° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEl Dorado Springs South
Elevation834 ft
Nearest living townEl Dorado Springs, MO
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID748539
Coordinates37.83976, -94.09272

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What's there now

Pashaw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is El Dorado Springs, MO (population 3,545), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 834 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 Pashaw?

Pashaw is in Vernon County, Missouri, at 37.8398, -94.0927.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

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

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