Abandoned Record
About Enterprise
Enterprise is an extinct town in McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. A post office called Enterprise was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1875.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Enterprise, 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 Enterprise is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Enterprise
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.
- 1907 Wyandotte sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1909 Wyandotte sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Tulsa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Tiff City sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Neosho 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 Enterprise
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
- Monark Springs22.0 mi NE · Newton
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Enterprise, McDonald County, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995275.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).