| Conception | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Missouri |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Missouri |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nodaway |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.94 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 111 |
| Population Density Km2: | 57.17 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1063 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2411°N -94.6806°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 64433[2] |
| Area Code: | 660 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-15886 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2587060 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.76 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 148.00 |
Conception is a census-designated place in eastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. It is located about 11miles southeast of Maryville on U.S. Route 136. It is very near Conception Junction (which was the rail intersection). Conception is home to Conception Abbey.
Conception was built up chiefly by Irish Catholics.[3] The community was named for the Catholic dogma of Immaculate Conception.[4] A post office called Conception has been in operation since 1864.[5] Conception has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[6]