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Rodger Ford

Ghost town · Camden County, Missouri

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

Rodger Ford is a ghost town in Camden County, Missouri. It is one of 4 former communities in Camden County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rodger Ford as a historical populated place on the Hahatonka 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 37.9595° N, 92.8324° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHahatonka
Elevation662 ft
Nearest living townCamdenton, MO
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID741210
Coordinates37.95948, -92.83241

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What's there now

Rodger Ford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Camdenton, MO (population 4,017), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 662 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 Rodger Ford?

Rodger Ford is in Camden County, Missouri, at 37.9595, -92.8324.

How many ghost towns are in Camden County?

Camden County, Missouri has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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