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Pea Ridge, Missouri

Ghost town
In Pea Ridge, Missouri
8.8 mi from Route 66

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Pea Ridge is a vanished town in Johnson Township, MO, about 6 miles off the old road in Washington County. It had a post office from 1911 to 1932. The name came from a nearby ridge, which had been given its name as a jab, from the belief that the soil there could support no crop except peas. For Route 66 travellers, it is a wry bit of rural Missouri history rather than a sight.

What is Pea Ridge?

The community took its name straight from the ridge beside it. Federal mapping records still list Pea Ridge as a populated place, though it is counted as an extinct town.

Visiting Pea Ridge: tips

Combine it with a day in the area. Meramec State Park is about 6.5 miles away, Vilander about 5.3 miles, and Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area about 7.4 miles.

Practical info

Address: Johnson Township, MO 63080

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Vilander

Vilander, Missouri · 6.8 mi from Route 66

A vanished creekside town named after a postmaster's husband, off the beaten path near Bourbon.

5.3 mi from Pea Ridge

Meramec State Park in Sullivan, MO

Meramec State Park

Sullivan, Missouri · 2.9 mi from Route 66

A big state park on the Meramec River with more than 40 caves, forests and rocky glades.

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6.5 mi from Pea Ridge

Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area

Bourbon, Missouri · 4.0 mi from Route 66

Spring-fed trout water, forest and grassland on 859 acres where Blue Springs Creek meets the Meramec.

7.4 mi from Pea Ridge

Meramec Caverns in Sullivan, MO

Meramec Caverns

Sullivan, Missouri · 1.9 mi from Route 66

Missouri's most-visited cave, a 4.6-mile system advertised by dozens of billboards along I-44.

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8.4 mi from Pea Ridge

Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home in Sullivan, MO

Maj. Gen. William S. Harney Summer Home

Sullivan, Missouri · 0.6 mi from Route 66

An 1856 sandstone house in Sullivan that became an Army general's summer retreat, now a house museum.

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8.5 mi from Pea Ridge

George

George, Missouri · 6.9 mi from Route 66

A vanished Franklin County settlement that had its own post office from 1894 to 1905.

9.7 mi from Pea Ridge

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