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

  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


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