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Sims

Ghost town · Butler County, Missouri

Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sims is a ghost town in Butler County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sims as a historical populated place on the Naylor 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 36.5459° N, 90.5079° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNaylor
Elevation300 ft
Nearest living townNeelyville, MO
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID739609
Coordinates36.54589, -90.50789

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What's there now

Sims is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Neelyville, MO (population 333), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 300 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 Sims?

Sims is in Butler County, Missouri, at 36.5459, -90.5079.

How many ghost towns are in Butler County?

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

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