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.
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"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.
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