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Raftville

Ghost town · Texas County, Missouri

Prescott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Prescott quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Raftville is a ghost town in Texas County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 12 former communities in Texas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Raftville as a historical populated place on the Prescott 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 37.4575° N, 91.9902° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrescott
Nearest living townLicking, MO
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID735322
Coordinates37.45755, -91.99016

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What's there now

Raftville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Licking, MO (population 2,816), about 7.7 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 Raftville?

Raftville is in Texas County, Missouri, at 37.4575, -91.9902.

How many ghost towns are in Texas County?

Texas County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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