Abandoned Record
About Sigsbee
Sigsbee is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sigsbee, 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 Sigsbee is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Sigsbee
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 Palmyra sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Nelsonville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Quincy 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 Sigsbee
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
- Cherry Dell2.1 mi SE · Marion
- Hebron8.6 mi W · Shelby
- Forest Springs19.8 mi N · Knox
- Bunker Hill20.0 mi N · Lewis
- Mark21.5 mi E · Marion
- Hydesburg26.6 mi SE · Ralls
- Joanna27.5 mi SE · Ralls
- Lamb28.0 mi SE · Marion
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sigsbee": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Sigsbee, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28085948.
- USGS GNIS 741265.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).