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Tin Roof

Ghost town · Shannon County, Missouri

Summersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500)
Summersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1946, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tin Roof is a ghost town in Shannon County, Missouri. It is one of 11 former communities in Shannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tin Roof as a historical populated place on the Jam Up Cave 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 37.0834° N, 91.5417° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJam Up Cave
Elevation1,100 ft
Nearest living townBirch Tree, MO
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2664276
Coordinates37.08344, -91.54169

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What's there now

Tin Roof is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Birch Tree, MO (population 395), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,100 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 Tin Roof?

Tin Roof is in Shannon County, Missouri, at 37.0834, -91.5417.

How many ghost towns are in Shannon County?

Shannon County, Missouri has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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