Abo, Missouri

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Abo
Unincorporated community
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Abo
Location in Missouri
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Abo
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°41′52″N92°27′55″W / 37.69778°N 92.46528°W / 37.69778; -92.46528
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Laclede
Elevation
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909 ft (277 m)
GNIS feature ID748555 [1]

Abo is an unincorporated community in eastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri. [1] The community is located on the east bank of the Osage Fork Gasconade River, approximately ten miles east of Lebanon. [2] [3]

History

A post office called Abo was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1940. [4] The name may be a transfer from Abo, in New Mexico. [5]

In 1925, Abo had 25 inhabitants. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abo, Missouri
  2. ↑ Drynob, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ 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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