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Riverside

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Missouri

Waynesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Waynesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Riverside is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri. It is one of 8 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riverside as a historical populated place on the Devils Elbow 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 37.8744° N, 92.1106° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDevils Elbow
Elevation808 ft
Nearest living townSt. Robert, MO
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2650318
Coordinates37.87438, -92.11058

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What's there now

Riverside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Robert, MO (population 5,327), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 808 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 Riverside?

Riverside is in Pulaski County, Missouri, at 37.8744, -92.1106.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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