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Sankey

Ghost town · Crawford County, Missouri

Steelville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500)
Steelville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1933, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sankey is a ghost town in Crawford County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Crawford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 62nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sankey as a historical populated place on the Steelville 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 37.9770° N, 91.3438° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSteelville
Elevation723 ft
Nearest living townSteelville, MO
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID755571
Coordinates37.97699, -91.34376

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What's there now

Sankey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Steelville, MO (population 1,410), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 723 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 Sankey?

Sankey is in Crawford County, Missouri, at 37.9770, -91.3438.

How many ghost towns are in Crawford County?

Crawford County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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