Ghost Town
Guide to
the Ghost Towns, Mining Camps,
and Other
Formerly Inhabited Places in
Locations beginning with S
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NOTE:
Without further ado, let’s visit some of
-S-
SACVILLE
Greene
Co.
I show both of those as
active towns, but I really wonder about Sacville. It was VERY small back in 1961, but still
showed a school (probably inactive). I
see only about five active residences back in 1961, with some more places
surrounding it. (Mike Flannigan)
SAINT ANDREW St.
Louis Co.
A small settlement now
engulfed in the
SAINT
ANNIE Pulaski
Co. 0
Was a rural post
office in
This is a fascinating
town that had a church and school, amongst other things. Wish we could find some more history on this
one. (Mike Flannigan)
SAINT FERNANDO FORT Pemiscot Co.
The exact location of this historical location is
not determined.
SAINT HELENA Ozark
Co.
…SEE
SAINT JAMES St. Louis
Co.
Located
near Saint John on the old St Charles Line.
SAINT
JOHNS Franklin
Co.
A small village once
located somewhere on St Johns Creek somewhere above St Johns Settlement. (GNIS)
SAINT
JOHNS SETTLEMENT Franklin
Co.
Located
on St Johns Creek, west of Washington. Lewis and Clark noted the settlement in 1804.
(GNIS)
It was probably at or
near the confluence of the creek with the
The mouth of the creek
is at:
Lat: 38.5689403, Long:
-91.0212548
Lat: 38º34’08”N, Long:
091º01’17”W
SAINT MARTHA Lawrence
Co.
Saint Martha was laid
out for W. R. Wild and his wife, Martha, for whom the town was named.
Exact
location of this historical location not determined.
SAINT
MARYS St.
Genevieve Co.
St. Marys
is south of Ste. Genevieve on Highway 61.
([email protected])
SAINT MICHAEL Madison
Co. -
This site was originally
settled around 1800 by a group of Creole Indians who constructed several log
homes and established a settlement they named St Michael. In 1818
SAINT
PAUL St.
Louis Co.
Located
in Meramec Township on the Missouri-Pacific Railroad.
This is probably also
north and/or east of
Take
SAINT
ROBERT CHURCH Pulaski
Co.
Location
not determined
SAINT
STEPHENS St.
Louis Co.
Located
in southern Meramec Township.
This is probably also
north and/or east of
This town was located
near Allenton
(Donna Wirth,
03/17/2003)
SAINT VINCENT St.
Louis Co.
Located
at the Saint Vincent Insane Asylum.
SAINTE GENEVIEVE
(1st site) St.
Genevieve
The original site of Ste. Genevieve was located on
the
SAINTE
WILLIAMS St.
Francois Co.
Located on the Saline Valley Railroad near Libertyville.
SALINE Mercer
Co. Rural
My Dad was born
in a farm house there and my Grandma had a little store. I remember him saying
there was a bank and post office. It shows up on an old map of MO. 1895 right
on the border of Harrison and Mercer Co., just south of the
(Contributed by Jeff Black – May 23, 2007)
It is located about two miles south of the state
line and two miles east of the county line, about eight miles northeast of Blythedale. (GBS)
SAND
CREEK POST
OFFICE Adair
Co. Rural
Location
not determined
SANDS Phelps
Co. -
Post
Office 1910‑1925. Shown on 1909 USGS map. Today it would be between Rolla and
Vida, just south of Beaver Creek and just west of US 63. It’s the same place
where Coolbrook Swimming Pool was. Driving past you can
see a stone gate, post or column. Don’t know if that was part of Sands or Coolbrook. (MO-GT,
Dave P, Sep 07, 2002)
Was a post office in
SANDS St.
Louis Co. 0
Located
on the Wabash Railroa on the Missouri River, opposite
St Charles. In 1883
the town was swallowed up by the June rise.
SANDY
BRIDGE Jefferson
Co. _
Location
not determined.
SANTEE Maries
Co.
Santee was a rural post
office in
SARATOGA McDonald
Co. Rural
Location
not determined.
SARCY
St. Francois Co.
Located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
SAUERS
FORD Franklin
Co.
Located on Berger Creek two miles east of Kempers
Mill.
SAVAGES
MILL Cass
Co.
Savages Mill was located
on Big Creek, two miles west of
SCAGGSTOWN St.
Francois Co.
Located east of Doe Run.
SCHAAF MILL Warren
Co.
…SEE
Bierbams Steam Grist & Saw Mill
SCHNURBUSCH Perry Co.
…SEE
Apple
Creek
SCHOENEBERG Franklin
Co.
Located on a hill near Kiel in central Lyon Township.
SCHREINER
FERRY Barry Co.
Location
not determined.
SCHROEDERS
MILL Lincoln
Co.
...SEE
Jabius Mill
SCHUYLER Cass
Co.
Schuyler was an office
northeast of Garden City in
(Mike Flannigan, Jan 07,
2001)
SCHWEGMANN
MILL Franklin
Co.
Located in St Johns Township near Washington.
SCOTTS
STATION Atchison
Co.
Location
not determined.
SCUDDER St.
Louis Co.
A
station
on the old West End Narrow Gauge Railroad in St Ferdinand Township.
SEDVILLE Pettis
Co.
DEAD NAME – Original name for the City of
SELDEN Bates
Co.
SETTLE
FORD MILL
Bates
Co.
Settle Ford Mill was
erected by N. Poage about 1850. It was named for
Morgan Settle, who was an early settler.
SETTLETOWN St.
Francois Co.
Is
now part of the north west section of Bonne Terre.
(Pam Shelton, February 26, 2002)
SEVEN STAR SPRINGS
Barry
Co.
AKA – Hodo Mineral Springs
Was
plotted about 1881 and named for the nearby springs.
This is a fascinating area
in a very remote area northeast of Cove, MO.
It's in or near the Flag Spring Conservation Area. (Mike Flannigan)
SEVENTY-SIX Perry
Co.
This
ghost is located at the end of CR D
along the
SEYMOUR FORD Lincoln
Co.
Seymour Ford was on
SHAKE
RAG Monroe
Co.
A predominantly
African-American settlement established near Holliday. The name shake rag comes
from the bandanna knotted at the four corners worn by the women, who often
shook their heads when talking.
I
sure would like to find this, but I had no luck. (Mike Flannigan)
SHAKE RAG COMMUNITY
Warren
Co.
A
rural settlement in the western part of Camp Branch Township.
I have a hard time
believing we have lost the location of this one. (Mike Flannigan)
SHAWNEETOWN Franklin
Co.
AKA – Shawney Village
This Native-American
settlement was located on the
Probably
located just southwest of St Mary's church and cemetery. (Mike Flannigan)
SHAWNEY VILLAGE Franklin
Co.
...SEE
Shawneetown
SHELBY CHURCH
New
Madrid Co.
Exact
location of this historical location not determined.
Exact
location of this historical location not determined.
Sherlock
and Robinson SawMILL
Ste. Genevieve Co.
Located
on Jonca Creek.
SHERLOCK GRISTMILL Ste.
Genevieve Co.
AKA – Janis Gristmill
Located
0.5 mile from River Aux Vases.
SHERWOOD
Barton
Co.
Location
not determined.
SHEWELL Franklin
Co.
...SEE
Meramec
Hills
SHIBLEYS
POINT Adair
Co. Rural
Lat
40° 18' 48" N, Long 092° 45' 39" W
SHOBE
Bates
Co.
Shobe
was a mining town located in
SHOFIELD PLACE St.
Louis Co.
Located
in Central Township.
Isn't the spelling wrong
on this one?
(SCHOFIELD???) (GBS)
SHOTWELL Franklin
Co.
DEAD NAME – Original name for Gerald. (GBS)
SHOTWELL MINE Franklin
Co. 0
AKA – Illmo Mine
This lead mine
was located in Sec 32, T42N, R1W. It was in operation during the last half of
1887 and produced about 75 tons of galena.
GNIS lists it as a barium sulfate mine located about 4.5 miles west of
St. Clair. (GBS)
SIGNAL Phelps
Co.
Location
not determined.
SILLS Phelps
Co. -
Don’t know exactly where it
was, but it was west of Rolla along the railroad. From
(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 07, 2002)
It was located in the center of
SILVER HOLLOW MINE Franklin
Co.
…SEE
Thomas Mine. Part of the Thomas Mine
complex.
SIMCOE McDonald
Co. Rural
Simcoe is located exactly two miles east of
Contributed by Iris Brock, (June 6, 2006)
SIMLER Adair
Co. —
Lat
40° 07' 21" N, Long 092° 41' 43" W
SIMPSONS STORE Johnson
Co.
DEAD NAME – early name for Chilhowee
(1990 population - 345)
SIGNAL Phelps
Co.
Location
not determined
SIGNAL
STAND Franklin
Co.
Located in Boeuf Township on a high hill.
SILVER LEAD MINE Franklin
Co. 0
SITES
FORD Franklin
Co.
Located on Boeuf Creek.
SITTONS FORD Lincoln
Co.
Sittons
Ford was located in northeastern
SITTONS MILL Lincoln
Co.
Sittons
Mill was located in northeastern
Possibly near SITTONS
FORD. (GBS)
SKAGGS
POST
OFFICE Cass
Co.
Skaggs Post Office was
located in northeastern
Lat:
38°48'16"N
Long: 094°08'40"W –
El 879'
SKINNER MINE Franklin
Co. 0
AKA –
This
lead
mine is located near Indian Creek in Secs 19,
30, 31, T41N, R1E, Prairie Township, and in 1888 had reached a depth of
75’. (GBS)
SLEDD Pike
Co.
This was a store and post office in the
southwestern part of
SLEMMONSBURG Pike
Co.
This
was a residential section in the northern part of
SLIP UP STORE Pike
Co.
This
was a store owned by John Motley. There was also a ford by the same name at
this location in
Anybody know where this
is? I'd really like to find this
one. It could be where
SLYS MILL Lawrence
Co.
Slys
Mill was located on Center Creek and named for its owner.
SMACKOUT Boone
Co.
The name of this locale
came from an expression used by Mr. McKinsie, the
proprietor of its sparsely stocked store who would exclaim that he was just “smackout” of a product he did not have.
SMITH
FORD Barry
Co.
Location
not determined.
SMITH
SETTLEMENT Monroe
Co.
This settlement was the
second in the county, so named because it was made, among others, by Joseph
Smith, Sr, Alexander W Smith, Joseph Smith, Jr, and Samuel H Smith, who probably were squatters, since
their names are not in the deed record. Located between Paris
and Florida, between the Middle and North forks of the Salt River. The McGees were
also pioneers here.
SMITHS MILL Pike Co.
This mill was run by
Levi Smith, until pressure of the law caused him to quit business. A favorite
transaction at the mill was a bushel of corn for two gallons of whiskey. The Sledd store and post office were later located here.
SMITHTON Boone
Co. 0
Smithton was named after
General T. A. Smith, one of the original landowners, and in 1818 was named the
original county seat for
Lat: 38.9528163, Long:
-92.3376835
Lat: 38º57’10”N, Long:
092º20’16”W
SNOW HILL Lincoln
Co.
AKA – Snowhill
Snow Hill was a voting
place on
SNYDERS
FORD
St.
Francois Co.
Located on Terre Blue Creek near the east side of Marion Township.
SOMERSET
Monroe
Co.
AKA –
This settlement was in
SOUTH CARONDELET St.
Louis Co.
Located
just south of St Louis.
SOUTH SKINNER MINE Franklin
Co. 0
This
lead
mine is located south of the Skinner Mine. Exact location not
determined. (GBS)
SOUTH VIRGINIA MINE Franklin Co. 0
This lead mine
is located south of the Virginia Mines in Sec 21, T41N, R1E, and produced
25,500 tons of galena from a 75’ deep shaft.
(GBS)
SOUTHBEND Lawrence
Co.
Southbend
was a post
office and store
in a big bend on the
Probably
located north of Stotts City. (Mike Flannigan)
SOUTHSIDE St.
Louis Co.
Located in southwestern
SPANISH NEEDLE Phelps
Co. -
Settled
by William Hawkins 1820's. Became a post office in 1836.
Located off CR C, on the east bank of Gasconade River, in the
northwest corner of the county. Sec 18, T38N R9W.
Cemetery there now.
(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 07, 2002)
Variant name for Spanish Prairie (GNIS)
SOUNDS like the same location per GNIS. (GBS)
SPANISH PRAIRIE Phelps
CO. -
AKA – Spanish Needle
Old maps are a bit vague,
but best guess for now is along Phelps‑Maries County line, southwest of
Safe and east-southeast of Light, close to Hwy 68. It had a post office 1857‑1864. (MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 07, 2002)
Formerly
a post office in the north part of the city (Which city? GBS). Established about 1836 by William Hawkins. (GNIS)
SPARTA Buchanan
Co. 0
In 1839
Lat: 39.6502731, Long:
-94.8330192
Lat: 39º39’01”N, Long:
094º49’59”W
SPERRY Adair
Co. Rural
Lat
40° 16' 47" N, Long 092° 29' 18" W
SPIES LANDING
New
Madrid Co.
Exact
location of this historical river
landing is not determined.
SPLITLOG McDonald
Co. Rural
Location
not determined.
A roadhouse and campground 2.5 miles west of St Peters.
SPRING
CREEK Phelps
Co.
On CR J just past Spring Creek Bluff and on the
west bank of Spring Creek. The post
office operated 1868-1943.
NW Sec 15, T35N, R10W.
(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 16, 2002)
SPRING
CREEK MILLS Franklin
Co.
Located on Spring Creek in northwestern Meramec Township.
This
might be near Kratz Spring. (Mike Flannigan)
SPRINGVALE
Pulaski
Co.
Was an early settlement
that was abandoned for a time and then repopulated by 1938. It was located along Route 66.
Seems odd that this recent town has been lost. (Mike Flannigan)
SPROTT St.
Francois Co.
I am interested in
finding out more about a former town in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo. There was a town in eastern Ste. Gen County
named Sprott.
All I can find out is that the post office there opened in 1902 and
closed in 1918. Sure would like to know
if any of your list members know of that one.
(Pam Shelton, February 26, 2002)
SPYRES MILL Lincoln
Co.
Spyres
Mill was located in northeastern
...SEE
Saint (NAME)
STE.
WILLIAMS St.
Francois Co.
...SEE
Sainte Williams
STAFFORD Hickory
Co.
STAGECOACH STATIONS all counties
For
a list of the various stage stations in
STAHL Adair
Co. Rural
Lat
40° 17' 29" N, Long 092° 47' 20" W
STALEY Cass
Co.
Staley was a switch
in Cold Water Township on the K. C.,
STALLARDS MILL Lincoln
Co.
Stallards
Mill was a horse mill four miles southwest of
I suspect this is near Okete. (MF July 18,
2001)
STANTON COPPER WORKS Franklin
Co. 0
This early 1800s copper
mine produced a lot of copper, which was transported to
STATE LINE Pemiscot
Co.
The exact location of this historical location is
not determined.
STEEN PRAIRIE Maries
Co.
Steen Prairie was a rural post
office in
STEIN HEIGHTS St.
Louis Co.
Located
in Carondelet Township.
STELLAVILLE FURNACE Franklin
Co.
…SEE
Moselle Furnace
STEVENS St.
Louis Co.
Was
located by Rombach's Pumpkin Patch. (Michelle Robinson)
The Stevens area is
booming. Stevens is history as a town
name. Located in
northern Meramec Township.
Apparently this is located just west of
Stevens was located
where Long Road meets Wild Horse, in
It isn’t listed in the
1995 Rand McNally (GBS)
STEWART
CAMP Pulaski
Co.
Location
not determined
STINKING WATERS St.
Clair Co.
…SEE
Monegaw Springs
STOB
TOWN St.
Francois Co.
Location
not determined.
STOCKEY St.
Louis Co.
Located
in Carondelet Township.
STONES MILL Lincoln
Co.
Stones Mill was located
in southwestern
STONY
DELL Phelps
Co.
Located on the opposite side of the Little Piney
River from Arlington.
Ctr Sec 24, T37N, R10W.
(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 16, 2002)
We basically agree on
Stony Dell, except I put it in southern part of section 24. It was 0.35 miles west (and barely south) of
STOUTS SETTLEMENT Lincoln
Co.
Stouts Settlement was an
early community near
STRINGTOWN St.
Louis Co.
Located
two miles west of Florissant on Stringtown Road.
This is probably near
STUDTS HEIGHTS St.
Louis Co.
Located
in Central Township north of Ballas.
This is probably near
STUMPTON
Bates
Co.
AKA – Lone Oak Post Office
Stumpton
was located in west central
SUBLETTE Adair
Co. Rural
Lat
40° 18' 02" N, Long 092° 34' 17" W
SUGARTOWN Montgomery
Co.
This was a rural
settlement in southern
SUMMITT Miller
Co.
This was a station on
the Rock Island Railroad, in eastern
This is probably
SUTTON STATION St.
Louis Co.
Located
south of Maplewood.
SWEET SPRINGS Saline
Co.
This
chalybeate (iron salt impregnated) spring was a popular resort in the 1880s. It was located on the
Lat: 38.9522401, Long:
-93.4204877
Lat: 38º57’08”N, Long:
093º25’14”W
SWINK
St.
Francois Co.
A
stop
on the St. Francois County Electric Railroad at the Swink
farm.
This
might be located near Womack. (MF)
SWOPE
Jackson
Co.
Location
not determined.
…SEE
Old Sylvania
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