Ghost Town
Guide to
the Ghost Towns, Mining Camps,
and Other
Formerly Inhabited Places in
Locations beginning with C
PLEASE
NOTE:
Without further ado, let’s visit some of
-C-
Located
in
CALAWAYS FORT Warren
Co.
…SEE
Callaways Post
CALAWAYS POST Warren
Co.
…SEE
Callaways Post
CALIFORNIA
FORD Johnson
Co.
California Ford was a ford across Blackwater Creek in northwestern
I think this is two to
three miles north of Warrensburg. (Mike
Flannigan)
CALIFORNIA
HOUSE Pulaski
Co.
Was an old tavern in
CALLAWAY POST Warren
Co.
…SEE
Callaways Post
CALLAWAYS POST Warren
Co.
AKA – Calaways Post, Callaway Post, Callaways
Fort
Located
several miles west of Marthasville. A fort and settlement
established about 1799 by Flanders Callaway, son-in-law of Daniel Boone.
Maybe this was near
Peers? (SEE Peers below) (Mike
Flannigan)
CALLOWAY
FORD Barry
Co.
Location
not determined.
CALVEY STATION Franklin
Co.
DEAD NAME – Early name for Robertsville (1990 pop – 230). (GBS)
CAMBELLTON Franklin Co.
…SEE
Campbellton
CAMP
CREEK MILL Lincoln
Co.
Camp
Creek Mill was located in southeastern
CAMP
FRANKLIN Franklin
Co.
A Civil War camp at Gray Summit. (GNIS)
I think this may be the
town of
CAMP
HERRON Franklin
Co.
An important Civil War military center at Pacific. (GNIS)
CAMP
KREKEL St.
Charles Co.
Located near Cottleville. Named for Judge Arnold Krekel.
CAMPBELLS
STATION Bates
Co.
Campbells
Station was a hamlet on the
CAMPBELLTON
Clay
Co.
This
appeared to be a railroad
station. Location not
determined. (Mike Flannigan, Jan 02, 2001)
CAMPBELLTON Franklin
Co. 30
AKA – Cambellton, Campbelltown
On SH 185, 0.2 miles
northeast of the junction with CR KK, about 2.2 miles northeast of Lyon, six
AIR miles southeast of New Haven and eight AIR miles west of Washington, in NW¼
Sec 28, T44N, R2W, Lyon Township, (GBS)
Lat: 38.5400505, Long:
-91.1607056
Lat: 38º32’24”N, Long:
091º09’39”W - elevation 774’
CAMPBELLTOWN Franklin
Co.
…SEE
Campbellton
CANE
CREEK Butler
Co. _
Location
not determined. (GBS)
CANNEFAX Greene
Co.
Established
by R. Cannefax in 1831.
(Possibly the same as Cannefax Mill – below GBS)
CANNEFAX
MILL
Greene
Co.
Dating to 1832, this
small mill on
DEAD NAME
– Now part of Desloge
CAPPELN CUSTOM AND MERCHANT MILLS St.
Charles Co.
Mills at Cappeln in northwest
CAREY
& PERKINS MILL Greene
Co.
...SEE
Perkins
Mill
CARNES CAMP GROUND Maries
Co.
Carnes Camp Ground was
located in
CARROLLS MILL Montgomery
Co.
This was a water-powered
mill in northern
by
Charles Carroll. (Mike Flannigan)
CARRSVILLE MILL Henry
Co.
Carrsville
Mill was established in
I'm wondering if this is
CARSONVILLE
St.
Louis Co.
I think this was north
of Clayton,
(Mike Flannigan, Dec 29,
2000)
CARTERS
MILL
Lincoln
Co.
Carters
Mill was named for Sam Carter.
CASE Warren
Co. rural
Shown on a 1938 map, this
lost community was several miles northeast of McKittrick
(Montgomery Co.), near the
CASEWELL MINE Franklin
Co.
…SEE
Caswell Mine
CASON'S
MILL Greene
Co.
Named after its owner,
Cason's Mill was one of the oldest mills in the county, and was located where
the
Probably near where Highway 65
crosses the James River, but I'm not sure this is the “
Bridge”. This is also near the site for Ingles
Mill. (Mike Flannigan)
CASTLE Andrew
Co. -
Location
not determined.
CASTLIOS
FORT St.
Charles Co.
A wooden fort near Howells Prairie. Named for J. Castilo.
This
may be near the Francis Howell schools.
(Mike Flannigan)
CASWELL MINE Franklin
Co. 0
AKA – Casewell Mine
This
lead
mine was located in Sec 3, T40N, and Sec 34, T41N, R1E,
Located
on the
CAVERNA McDonald
Co. Rural
This is a small town right on the border of MO and
AR. Most of the town is in MO, but
almost half in AR. The state line is
right on
CAVE
CITY Lincoln
Co.
CAVE
SPRING Pulaski
Co.
Was a rural post
office in
If it's not another name
for the town of
CAVES
MILL
Monroe
Co.
This mill was on North
Fork, in
CAYUGA McDonald
Co.
Location
not determined.
CCC
CAMP — 0
Near
Bradyville
(NOTE: I
do not know where Bradyville is, as it is not listed
in the 1995 edition of the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing
Guide. However, there is a Bradleyville in Taney
Co. – GBS)
At Jedburgh, you
make a left down a road right next to the railroad tracks, it is now owned by
Cedar Bluff has had only
two - six occupied structures that I know of since 1954. I think all the development out that way is
going on above it on the bluffs. (Mike
Flannigan)
CEDAR
BLUFFS Franklin
Co.
A
resort in southwestern
I'm
guessing this is somewhere near
CEDAR
CREST Franklin
Co.
A resort near St Clair.
CEDAR
FALLS St.
Francois Co.
Location
not determined
Was
located off of
Centaur
was established in 1891, mainly to serve the Centaur Lime Company in the
area. The Leiweke
family supplied the postmasters there from 1900-1959. In 1959 the mail service was
discontinued. The railroad goes right by
this town, so “Centaur Station" is or was very nearby. This is a gem of an area to visit, but an
extremely small town. Interesting houses (about two). In 1982, Centaur only had about eight
occupied structures. The most
interesting feature is the limestone quarry that a few people still fish and
swim in. It's quite large, and just a little east of town, a few hundred feet
from the railroad tracks. Not extremely
easy to get to unless you don't mind getting a little wet. (Mike Flannigan, 04/06/2003)
CHAIN OF ROCKS FERRY St.
Charles Co.
Located on the
CHALK
LEVEL St.
Clair Co.
Chalk Level it is just north of the junction of
County Highways "E" and "B". I don't know much about it,
because there is nothing there. It is mentioned in the report of the
Younger/Pinkerton shootout. It might still be on the maps.
Contributed by John Williams, Jan 15, 2006
CHALYBEATE
POST
OFFICE Johnson
Co.
Chalybeate Post Office
was south of Holden in
CHALYBEATE SPRINGS Boone
Co. 0
This chalybeate (iron salt
impregnated) spring was a popular resort in the 1880s. It was located on the Campus of the
CHAMINADE St.
Louis Co.
Located
near
CHAPMAN Benton
Co.
Chapman was a rural post
office from 1887 to 1893, located 7.5 miles east of
CHAPMAN
St.
Louis Co.
Located
in
CHARITON Chariton
Co. 0
AKA – Old
Established
1818 near the mouth of the
CHARITON Howard
Co.
This (populated place)
was laid out at the mouth of the
In 1819, the Steamship “
CHARITY Dallas
Co.
AKA: Hogeye
HOGEYE and CHARITY
are the same location. Charity is the
official name of the town founded by Josiah
SHARICK, and named for his wife
Charity ANGLIN. Through a feud with Josiah and another gentleman of
the town,
the town was split in half down the main street, with one side being called Hogeye and the other
side called
Charity. Charity (ANGLIN) SHARICK was
the postmaster and her husband Josiah owned the
general
store. (Clarence Hunt)
CHARLESWORTH
FARM St.
Charles Co.
AKA – Janis Park
Located in the Cul de Sac neighborhood.
This
is now sparsely populated, I think.
(Mike Flannigan)
AKA – Chevins Ferry
Located near
Located
in southern
CHELTENHAM SPRINGS St.
Louis Co.
This sulfur spring was a
popular resort in the 1880s. Exact
location not determined. (GBS)
CHEPOUSA New
Madrid Co.
Exact
location of this historical location not determined.
I have locations for all
of these except for Chepousa. I don't have any information on it. Anybody heard of it? (Mike Flannigan, Jun 11, 2002)
Located
on the
I wonder if this is Wickes? (Mike Flannigan)
Wickes
is not listed in Rand McNally. (GBS)
...SEE
Chauvins Ferry
CHICK Clay
Co.
Location
not determined.
CHOCTAW Pemiscot
Co.
The exact location of this historical location is
not determined.
CHORETTES
MILL
Bates
Co.
Chorettes
Mill was located on the
CHOUTEAU SPRINGS Cooper Co. -
This sulfur spring was a
popular resort in the 1880s. It was
located just south of I-70, about four miles northeast of present-day Pilot
Grove, and about nine miles southwest of Boonville. (GBS)
Lat:
38.9250231, Long: -92.8949143
Lat: 38º55’30”N, Long:
092º53’42”W
CHURCH
HOLLOW Cedar
Co. _
A
Civil War-era agricultural community in the southwest part of the state, 45
miles northwest of
CINCINNATI Ralls
Co. -
My father was raised at
(Condensed from an
E-mail from Laura Hamm, Apr 09, 2003)
CLARDY St.
Francois Co.
A
stop
on the St Francois Co., Electric Railroad about one mile west of
CLARK & APPLETON MINE Franklin
Co.
…SEE
Thomas Mine. Part of the Thomas Mine
complex.
CLARKS
STATION
St.
Louis Co.
Located
in
CLAY Adair
Co. —
Lat
40°13' 39" N, Long 092° 27' 08" W – Elevation: 696'
CLAYBURN
St.
Louis Co.
Located
in
CLEMENTS
MILL Barry
Co.
Was
near Washburn and named for the owner.
CLEVES
MILL Franklin
Co.
This
old mill is located in central
CLINTON Monroe
Co.
...SEE
Somerset
CLOVERDALE Benton
Co.
Cloverdale was a village
in the center of
COBBTOWN Montgomery
Co.
Founded as early as
1823, this early settlement was located in southwestern
It was established by
Samuel Cobb, Sr., and his three sons, Samuel Jr,
Adam, and Philip, and later by
relatives
of the Cobbs. Hence the name. (Mike Flannigan)
CODY
New
Madrid Co.
Exact
location of this historical location not determined.
COE MINE Franklin
Co.
…SEE
Thomas Mine. Part of the Thomas Mine
complex.
COFFEY & DEGARMAS MILL Lincoln Co.
...SEE
Coffeys Mill
COFFEYS
MILL Lincoln
Co.
AKA – Coffey & Degarmas Mill
Coffeys Mill was located on the West Fork of Cuivre River.
COG
WHEEL MILL
St.
Charles Co.
AKA – Band Mill
Located on Howells Prairie. Built by
Francis Howell.
This
may be near the Francis Howell schools.
(Mike Flannigan)
COLE CAMP MINE Benton
Co. 0
This important lead mine
is listed in 1888 Goodspeed’s History of
“The actual mines were
located four miles south of Cole Camp on what was once a station called
Tahoma on the
Contributed by: Kenneth
L. Bird, Cole Camp Area Historical Society
The town of
COLEMAN
St.
Louis Co.
AKA – Colman
A Missouri-Pacific Railroad
station in
COLES
FORT Howard
Co.
This populated place was
named for Stephen Cole who led the several families who settled at this site,
which was just below the present site of Booneville. (GNIS)
I
assume this means downstream of Booneville.
(Mike Flannigan)
COLLARDS
MILL Lincoln
Co.
Collards
Mill was located near
A
station on the Wabash Railroad in
I think this might be
north of
COLLINS MILL Henry
Co.
Collins Mill was located
in southeastern
COLMAN St.
Louis Co.
...SEE
Coleman
COLOMA Henry
Co.
Coloma was a town in
Located
in northeastern
COMBS Pulaski
Co.
Location
not determined.
COMEGRIS
MILL St.
Charles Co.
AKA
– Comegy’s Mill
Located in the Dog Prairie area. Named for the owner.
This
is in the northeast part of
For
additional details see St
Charles County page.
CONAWAY
MILL
Dent
Co
"Old Conaway Mill
was on Hutchins Creek, 1906".
This
could be the Victor Mill, but I don't think so.
(Mike Flannigan)
CONCORD Clinton
Co.
DEAD NAME
– This was the original name for Plattsburg, the current county seat. It was changed to Springfield,
then finally
Plattsburg. (GBS)
CONCORD Warren
Co.
Location not determined.
Possibly the same as Concord Hill (GBS)
CONCORD HILL Warren
Co. 70
Shown in the 1995 Rand McNally Commercial
Atlas & Marketing Guide, but not on the current state road map,
this tiny community is a couple miles northwest of Peers (SEE), which is
on SH 94 about four miles west of Marthasville.
(GBS)
Located
in
COOKVILLE Pulaski
Co. 0
Could you tell me if
there are any ghost towns in
(Margaret MO-GT Jun 09,
2002)
Cookville
(no S) looks like it was history before the reservation was formed. It had no residences in 1954 that I can
see. In 1941 I see 3 residences. St. Annie Church and School were to the
south.
COOKVILLE Adair
Co. —
Location
not determined.
COONS
MILL
St.
Charles Co.
AKA – Coonz Mill
Located
on the Dardenne in southeastern
COONTZ
FORT St. Charles Co.
...SEE
Coonz Fort
COONZ
FORT St.
Charles Co.
AKA – Coontz Fort, Koontz Fort, Kountz Fort
An early fort near Cottleville.
COONZ
MILL St.
Charles Co.
...SEE
Coons Mill
COOPERS BOTTOM Franklin
Co. 0
According to the 1888 Goodspeed’s
History of
COOPERS FORT Cooper Co. -
This location is in the
(
(Vicki 3/19/2003)
COPPER MILL Jefferson
Co.
Located
south of DeSoto.
CORNERSVILLE Hickory
Co.
Cornersville
was a rural post office from 1867-1868 and again 1886-1896. It was located four
miles east of Weaubleau. It was kept in the home of
John Gentry.
…SEE Parkersville
COTNER
FORD Barry
Co.
Location
not determined.
COTTLES
MILL Lincoln
Co.
Cottles Mill was an early mill on
COTTLES
MILL
St.
Charles Co.
Located
on Dardenne Creek.
Named for Dr. W. Cottle who came
here around 1800.
COTTONWOOD Adair
Co.
Location
not determined.
COVE McDonald
Co.
Location
not determined.
COVE
CITY Bates
Co.
Probably located fairly close to
COVE MINE Franklin
Co. 0
This lead mine
was located in Sec 34, T42N, R1E,
COWSKIN McDonald
Co.
Location
not determined.
COX
FORD Lincoln
Co.
Cox Ford was a crossing
on the North Fork of Cuivre River in
COXS MILL Lincoln
Co.
…SEE
Jesse Coxs Mill
COY McDonald
Co. Rural
Location
not determined.
CRAWFORD
TOWN St.
Francois Co.
Located near Doe Run.
CRAWFORDSVILLE Adair
Co. —
Location
not determined
CRAWLEY
BOTTOM St.
Francois Co.
Located
in northwestern
Along the
CREBSTON Adair
Co.
Location
not determined.
CREECH
FORD Lincoln
Co.
Creech
Ford was a crossing on Big Creek in southern
CRENSHAW
MILL
Cass
Co.
Crenshaw Mill was a
small water mill erected by Mr. Crenshaw as early as 1843. It was located on
the Middle Fork of Grand River. (Mike
Flannigan, Jan 02, 2001)
CROSS ROADS Dade Co.
Cross Roads was located
at the crossing of the Springfield-Fort Scott and the Booneville-Sarcoxie
roads, a mile northeast of where Everton now stands. Cross Roads was a trading
point after 1850. At the coming of the railroad in 1881, the houses
were moved to Everton.
CRUMPECKER
New
Madrid Co.
Exact
location of this historical location not determined.
CURTIS Pulaski
Co.
This rural post
office was in
CYCLONE McDonald
Co. Rural
Location
not determined.
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