Abandoned Record
About Three States
Three States is an extinct town in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Three States, 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 Three States is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Three States
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.
- 1939 Bayouville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Bondurant sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Bayouville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Dyersburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Bondurant sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Bayouville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sikeston 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 Three States
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Three States, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995283.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).