Anabel, Missouri

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Anabel is an unincorporated community in eastern Macon County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located on U.S. Route 36, approximately seven miles east of Macon.

History

Variant names given to Anabel were "Beverly" and "Round Grove". [1] A post office called Round Grove was established in 1869, and the name was changed to Beverley in 1870. It was changed once again to Anabel in 1889, and the post office subsequently closed in 1999. [2] The present name of Anabel was derived from the name of the daughter of a local storekeeper, according to local history. [3]

In 1925, Anabel had 63 inhabitants. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anabel
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. "Macon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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