Jaudon is an unincorporated community in western Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[1][2]
The community is one mile from the Missouri-Kansas border and is located on Missouri Route D just west of the Kansas City Southern Railway line. Belton is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the northeast.[3][4]
History
editA post office was established at Jaudon in 1892, and remained in operation until 1914.[5] The community was named after James A. Jaudon, the original owner of the site.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population Data and Maps | MARC". Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jaudon, Missouri
- ^ Belton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1976 rev.)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.34 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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