Xenia Ghost Town

Nodaway County, Missouri40.4736, -94.7806

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miMaryville, MO
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
24 miKings Grove
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Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Xenia. No free-licensed photo yet.

Xenia is a ghost town in Nodaway County, Missouri.

On the map

20 mi40 miMaryvilleClarindaSavannahShenandoahAlbanyMount AyrCorningXenia
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Xenia. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Maryville, MO, about 10 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. Joseph, MO, 49 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Kings Grove24 mi southwest
  2. Ellenorah25 mi east
  3. Oswald28 mi southwest
  4. Empire Prairie28 mi south
  5. Siloam Springs28 mi east
  6. Center Grove28 mi west
  7. Flag Springs32 mi south
  8. Knowlton34 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3414Jan3918Feb5229Mar6339Apr7352May8362Jun8766Jul8563Aug7854Sep6641Oct5129Nov3819DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 1.2 inMar: 2.3 inApr: 4.0 inMay: 5.5 inJun: 5.0 inJul: 5.3 inAug: 4.2 inSep: 3.5 inOct: 3.0 inNov: 2.0 inDec: 1.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Maryville 2E. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Maryville 2E station (USC00235340), 9.3 miles away. About 38.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationNodaway County, Missouri
Coordinates40.47360, -94.78060
Also known asXenia, Missouri
SourcesWikidata Q8043476 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Xenia ghost town?

In Nodaway County, Missouri, at 40.4736, -94.7806. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Maryville, MO, about 10 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is St. Joseph, MO, 49 miles away.

Can you visit Xenia?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Xenia?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Maryville 2E. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from December to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Xenia?

Yes. Kings Grove (24 mi), Ellenorah (25 mi), Oswald (28 mi), Empire Prairie (28 mi).

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