Langdon, Missouri
Langdon is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about six miles southwest of Rock Port. Its post office has closed and mail is now delivered through Fairfax.
Langdon was laid out in 1880.[2] The community was named after John Langdon, a railroad official.[3] A post office called Langdon was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1979.[4]
The Thompson-Campbell Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[5]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Langdon, Missouri
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 203.
- ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Coordinates: 40°21′23″N 95°34′47″W / 40.35639°N 95.57972°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Atchison County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Northwest Missouri geography stubs