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Xenia, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°28′26″N 94°46′52″W / 40.474°N 94.781°W / 40.474; -94.781
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Xenia is an extinct community in Nodaway County, Missouri, in the United States. The exact location of Xenia is unknown to the GNIS.[1]

A post office called Xenia was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1872.[2] The name is a transfer from Xenia, Ohio.[3] Little remains of the original community.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Xenia, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

40°28′26″N 94°46′52″W / 40.474°N 94.781°W / 40.474; -94.781