Landmark is an extinct town in Howard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

A post office called Landmark was in operation from 1856 until 1915.[2] The community was named for an individual tree which stood as a landmark at the original town site.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Landmark (historical)
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  3. "Howard County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°06′47″N 92°31′02″W / 39.1130925°N 92.5171260°W / 39.1130925; -92.5171260


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