Welcome to Armour ...

Armour is located in Buchanan County<1>.

The location of Armour has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Armour, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Armour is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Armour lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Armour is located in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Armour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Armour - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Iowa (2), Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Armour.

Communities near Armour ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Armour.

• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Saint Joseph
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Leavenworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Leavenworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Atchison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Atchison
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Platte City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Platte City is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Platte City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
• Weston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Weston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Wathena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wathena
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Elwood
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Troy
• Agency
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Agency is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Agency
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Nortonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Nortonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Armour. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armour.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Armour. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Armour.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Armour. See our Newspapers Page for Armour.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armour ...

Looking for more information about Armour? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Armour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Armour.

Adding Armour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armour in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Armour was on a map titled Road Map for Missouri (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Armour mentioned on a train schedule titled Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armour.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/