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Snowdon

Ghost town · Linn County, Missouri

Bucklin NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Bucklin NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Snowdon is a ghost town in Linn County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Linn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 86th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Snowdon as a historical populated place on the Bucklin NW 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 39.8786° N, 92.9399° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBucklin NW
Elevation787 ft
Nearest living townSt. Catharine, MO
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID740165
Coordinates39.87864, -92.93992

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What's there now

Snowdon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Catharine, MO (population 1), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 787 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 Snowdon?

Snowdon is in Linn County, Missouri, at 39.8786, -92.9399.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

Linn County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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