8/25/2023 0 Comments Ghost towns in missouri map![]() ![]() In the late 1800s, there was a boom in railroad construction with new tracks being laid into many rural areas of the west and mid-west. The genesis of Phenix was much like the beginnings of many turn-of-the-century towns. Thus, it seems appropriate to say that the history of Phenix is the HISTORY OF A GHOST TOWN. The 1977 edition shows only a blank space where once was the home of over 500 Missouri residents. ![]() The 1965 edition shows the town of Phenix nestled between Ash Grove and Walnut Grove in northwest Greene County, Missouri. A quick glance at the Encyclopedia Americana Missouri state maps, editions 19 respectively, produces mute testimony to the demise of Phenix. If the statement is true that says a town is really a town only when it is put on the map, the only town remaining in Phenix, MO, is in the memories of those few who still call it home.
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