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]
Historic Photo of Waldron early 1900s
Original McCormick Distillery in Waldron before moving to Weston
Waldron State Bank in Waldron before it burned in the early 1900s
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Waldron Main Street in the 1950s
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waldron, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.26 ISBN 0899332242
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 342.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
39°13′20″N 94°47′36″W / 39.22222°N 94.79333°W
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