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Wakenda

Ghost town · Carroll County, Missouri

Carrollton East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Carrollton East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wakenda is a ghost town in Carroll County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 467.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wakenda as a historical populated place: 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 39.3142° N, 93.3772° W.

Key facts

Peak population467
Last recorded population467
Elevation654 ft
Nearest living townCarrollton, MO
Distance to it7.2 miles
Coordinates39.31420, -93.37720

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What's there now

Wakenda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carrollton, MO (population 3,335), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 654 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 Wakenda?

Wakenda is in Carroll County, Missouri, at 39.3142, -93.3772.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

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

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