Abandoned Record
About Broadway
Broadway is an extinct town in Maries County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. A post office called Broadway was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1921.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Broadway, 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 Broadway is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Broadway
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.
- 1934 Redbird sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1938 Redbird sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Saint Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 St Louis sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Safe sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Broadway
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Broadway, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995270.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).