Abandoned Record
About Avery
Avery is an extinct town in eastern Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The townsite lies above Avery Hollow about two miles west of Onondaga Cave State Park.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Avery, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Avery is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Avery
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1903 Sullivan sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Leasburg sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Saint Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 St Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 St Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 St Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 St Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sullivan sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Avery
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Avery, Crawford County, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995148.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).