Waldron, Missouri

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Waldron is an unincorporated community in southwestern Platte County, Missouri in the United States. [1] Waldron is located on the edge of the Missouri River floodplain approximately one mile southeast of Route 45. I-435 crosses the Missouri River 2.5 miles south of the community. The Burlington Northern Railroad passes the community. [2] It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

History

Waldron was laid out in 1869 by J. M. and M. H. Waldron, and named for them. [3] A post office called Waldron has been in operation since 1869. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waldron, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.26 ISBN   0899332242
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  342.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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