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Welcome to Lagonda ...

Lagonda is located in Chariton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lagonda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Lagonda is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lagonda: 660

Communities Also Named Lagonda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lagonda - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lagonda ...

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

  • Macon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marceline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bevier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Keytesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucklin is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Callao
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • New Cambria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Lagonda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lagonda.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lagonda. 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 Lagonda.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lagonda ...

Looking for more information about Lagonda? 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 Lagonda, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lagonda.

Adding Lagonda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lagonda 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 (so far) for Lagonda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lagonda post office opened in 1881. The Lagonda post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lagonda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Chariton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lagonda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/