Welcome to Landrum ...

Landrum is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landrum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Landrum is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Landrum lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Landrum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Landrum - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Landrum ...

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

• Monett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Aurora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Marionville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <4>
• Sarcoxie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <4>
• Pierce City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <4>
• Purdy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Purdy is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <4>
• Billings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
  • Billings is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
• Miller
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <4>
• Verona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landrum ...

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

Adding Landrum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Landrum 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 for Landrum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Landrum post office opened in 1899.

We also found Landrum on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landrum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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