Xenia, Missouri is a former town in Nodaway County

Nodaway County, Missouri

Nodaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was organized in 1845 and named for the Nodaway River.As of 2010, the population was 23,370...

 about four miles northeast the current town of Pickering

Pickering, Missouri

Pickering is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 154 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town.-Geography:Pickering is located at ....

. The town moved to Pickering when it was bypassed by the railroad. It was named for Xenia, Ohio

Xenia, Ohio

Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, and ceased to exist in the 1870s. A small sign now marks the spot where the town was.

There was a small civil war skirmish fought in Xenia between units of Union Iowa Calvary and Confederates from southern Nodaway County. The purpose of the attack by Union forces was to drive to the Nodaway County Seat at Maryville and free it from Confederate occupation. From all records the Union forces were turned back but little else is recorded.
Scource- Various Maryville Newspapers of the time.