Welcome to Xenia ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Xenia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

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

Xenia lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Xenia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Xenia: This one is located in Nodaway County and the other is located in Putnam County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 9 communities that are also named Xenia - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Nebraska and Ohio.

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

Adding Xenia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Xenia 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 Xenia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Xenia post office opened in 1857.

We also found Xenia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Xenia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/