Map of Skidmore city, Missouri

Skidmore is a city in western Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 Census. The small farming community is known for the unsolved extrajudicial killing of Ken Rex McElroy. Skidmore also has a yearly “Punkin’ Show.”

Skidmore city overview:
Name:	Skidmore city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Nodaway County
Elevation:	929 ft (283 m)
Total Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km²)
Land Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	245
Population Density:	742.42/sq mi (286.79/km²)
ZIP code:	64487
Area code:	660
FIPS code:	2968132
GNISfeature ID:	2395893

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History

The Skidmore area was first settled in 1840 by William Bunton shortly after the Platte Purchase opened the area to settlement. Skidmore itself was platted in 1880 when M. Skidmore donated 20 acres (81,000 m) to the Nodaway Valley Railroad Company (the agent for the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad which was eventually taken over by the Burlington Northern Railroad). The railroad no longer operates.

The St. Oswald’s Protestant Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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Geography

Skidmore is located at on Missouri Route 113 approximately two miles north of the Nodaway-Holt county line. The Nodaway River flows past the west side and the confluence of Florida Creek with the Nodaway is just north of the community. Maryville is approximately eleven miles to the east-northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km), all land.