Abandoned Record
About Xenia
Xenia is an extinct community in Nodaway County, Missouri, in the United States. Xenia was located northeast of Maryville, east of the One Hundred and Two River, but the exact location of Xenia is unknown to the GNIS. The name is a transfer from Xenia, Ohio.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Xenia, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Xenia is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Xenia
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1943 Maryville sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Nebraska City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Nebraska City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Nebraska City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Pickering sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Maryville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Xenia": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Xenia, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q8043476.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).