Skidmore

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 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). It was previously known as Union Valley.

Geography

Skidmore is located 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. The county seat Maryville is approximately eleven miles to the east-northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The elevation of makes it the lowest elevation settlement in Nodaway County.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  201
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  190
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  183
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  167
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  142
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  139
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  122
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  121

Largest nearby schools

• Nodaway-Holt MS/HS
  High · Graham · 93 students · 10.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2018-07-20
  1 km WNW of Saint Joseph, Missouri
• M 3.6 — 2009-12-17
  2 km NW of Auburn, Nebraska
• M 3.1 — 2007-03-23
  5 km N of Nortonville, Kansas
• M 3.5 — 2004-07-16
  6 km SSE of Riverton, Iowa