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Sweet Hollow Ford

Ghost town · Laclede 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

Sweet Hollow Ford is a ghost town in Laclede County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Laclede County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sweet Hollow Ford as a historical populated place on the Eldridge West 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 37.8342° N, 92.8405° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEldridge West
Elevation771 ft
Nearest living townBennett Springs, MO
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID741306
Coordinates37.83420, -92.84046

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What's there now

Sweet Hollow Ford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bennett Springs, MO (population 134), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 771 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 Sweet Hollow Ford?

Sweet Hollow Ford is in Laclede County, Missouri, at 37.8342, -92.8405.

How many ghost towns are in Laclede County?

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

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