Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Howell County, Missouri

Cull

Unincorporated community in Missouri, US.

Record

About Cull

Cull is an unincorporated community in eastern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on a county road south of U.S. Route 160 and is approximately nine miles east of West Plains, near the eastern border of the county.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Cull, 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 Cull is

USGS topographic map around Cull
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

8 historic USGS maps cover Cull

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Cull

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Cull": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Cull, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q27985329.
  4. USGS GNIS 740786.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).