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Times Beach

Ghost town · St. Louis County, Missouri

Manchester SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:24,000)
Manchester SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Times Beach is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Louis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Times Beach was established in 1925, in the interwar years; it was abandoned in 1985, after roughly 60 years.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Times Beach as a historical populated place on the Manchester 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 38.5087° N, 90.6026° W.

Key facts

Founded1925
Abandoned1985
USGS quadrangleManchester
Elevation436 ft
Nearest living townEureka, MO
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID758452
Coordinates38.50866, -90.60263

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What's there now

Times Beach is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eureka, MO (population 12,371), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 436 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 Times Beach?

Times Beach is in St. Louis County, Missouri, at 38.5087, -90.6026.

When was Times Beach abandoned?

Times Beach was abandoned in 1985.

How many ghost towns are in St. Louis County?

St. Louis County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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