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Westcott

Ghost town · Phelps County, Missouri

Rolla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Rolla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Westcott is a ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 12 former communities in Phelps County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Westcott as a historical populated place on the Newburg 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 37.9720° N, 91.8985° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNewburg
Nearest living townDoolittle, MO
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID740043
Coordinates37.97198, -91.89849

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What's there now

Westcott is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Doolittle, MO (population 579), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Westcott?

Westcott is in Phelps County, Missouri, at 37.9720, -91.8985.

How many ghost towns are in Phelps County?

Phelps County, Missouri has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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