Babbtown, Missouri

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Babbtown, Missouri
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Babbtown, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°20′20″N92°08′19″W / 38.33889°N 92.13861°W / 38.33889; -92.13861
Country United States
State Missouri
County Osage
Elevation
[1]
912 ft (278 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
65058
Area code 573
GNIS feature ID740648 [1]

Babbtown is an unincorporated community in southwest Osage County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on route P, just east of Missouri Route 133. Meta is approximately 2.5 miles to the southwest. The headwaters of Little Maries Creek arise just southwest of the community. [2]

History

A post office called Babbtown was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The community has the name of one Mr. Babb, an early settler. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babbtown, Missouri
  2. Meta, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.