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Pinkley

Ghost town · Reynolds County, Missouri

Edgehill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Edgehill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pinkley is a ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. 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 Pinkley as a historical populated place on the Johnson Shut-Ins 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 37.5023° N, 90.8265° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJohnson Shut-Ins
Nearest living townCenterville, MO
Distance to it8.6 miles
GNIS feature ID739933
Coordinates37.50227, -90.82651

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What's there now

Pinkley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Centerville, MO (population 235), about 8.6 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 Pinkley?

Pinkley is in Reynolds County, Missouri, at 37.5023, -90.8265.

How many ghost towns are in Reynolds County?

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

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