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Xenia

Ghost town · Nodaway County, Missouri

Maryville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500)
Maryville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Xenia is a ghost town in Nodaway County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is the only former community in Nodaway County recorded on the federal names register, out of 525 across Missouri.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Xenia as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.4736° N, 94.7806° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townPickering, MO
Distance to it3.6 miles
Coordinates40.47360, -94.78060

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What's there now

Xenia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pickering, MO (population 171), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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