Landmark, Missouri

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 8 October 2016.
  3. "Howard County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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


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