Langdon, Missouri
Langdon is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.[1] It is located about six miles southwest of Rock Port. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from 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. p. 203.
- ↑ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
Coordinates: 40°21′23″N 95°34′47″W / 40.35639°N 95.57972°W
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