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Persia

Ghost town · Boone County, Missouri

Sturgeon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Sturgeon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Persia is a ghost town in Boone County, Missouri. It is one of 17 former communities in Boone County on the federal names register. No county in Missouri has more among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Persia as a historical populated place on the Sturgeon SW 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 39.0406° N, 92.3938° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSturgeon SW
Elevation607 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, MO
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID759350
Coordinates39.04059, -92.39379

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What's there now

Persia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, MO (population 127,200), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 607 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 Persia?

Persia is in Boone County, Missouri, at 39.0406, -92.3938.

How many ghost towns are in Boone County?

Boone County, Missouri has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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