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Welcome to Landmark ...

So far, we found very little information about Landmark. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Landmark to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Landmark, please Contact Us.


Landmark would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landmark, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Landmark is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Landmark was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Landmark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Landmark - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Manitoba, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Landmark ...

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

  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Boonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hallsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sturgeon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Higbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Windsor Place village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
    • Windsor Place village
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Landmark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Landmark in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Landmark was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landmark.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Landmark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Landmark - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.