Jaudon, Missouri

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Jaudon is an unincorporated community in western Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1][2]

The community is one mile from the Missouri-Kansas border and is located on Missouri Route D just west of the Kansas City Southern Railway line. Belton is 4.5 miles to the northeast.[3][4]

History[]

A post office was established at Jaudon in 1892, and remained in operation until 1914.[5] The community was named after James A. Jaudon, the original owner of the site.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.marc.org/Data-Economy/Metrodataline/General-Information/Statistical-Areas
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jaudon, Missouri
  3. ^ Belton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1976 rev.)
  4. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.34 ISBN 0899332242
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 38°45′34″N 94°35′22″W / 38.75944°N 94.58944°W / 38.75944; -94.58944


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