Langdon, Missouri
Langdon is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. 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. The community was named after John Langdon, a railroad official. A post office called Langdon was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1979.
The Thompson–Campbell Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
40°21′23″N 95°34′47″W / 40.35639°N 95.57972°W
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