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Poor Farm

Ghost town · Scott County, Missouri

Morley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Morley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Poor Farm is a ghost town in Scott County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Poor Farm as a historical populated place on the Morley 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 37.1001° N, 89.5276° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorley
Elevation327 ft
Nearest living townLambert, MO
Distance to it1.6 miles
GNIS feature ID740479
Coordinates37.10005, -89.52758

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What's there now

Poor Farm is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lambert, MO (population 9), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 327 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 Poor Farm?

Poor Farm is in Scott County, Missouri, at 37.1001, -89.5276.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

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

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