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Wilbur

Ghost town · Pemiscot County, Missouri

Pascola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Pascola quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilbur is a ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri. It is one of 14 former communities in Pemiscot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilbur as a historical populated place on the Wardell 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 36.2945° N, 89.8265° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWardell
Elevation265 ft
Nearest living townPascola, MO
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID739555
Coordinates36.29451, -89.82647

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What's there now

Wilbur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pascola, MO (population 78), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 265 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 Wilbur?

Wilbur is in Pemiscot County, Missouri, at 36.2945, -89.8265.

How many ghost towns are in Pemiscot County?

Pemiscot County, Missouri has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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