Hugo, Missouri

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Hugo is an unincorporated community in southern Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located approximately 3.5 miles east-southeast of Camdenton on Missouri Route V, just north of Missouri Route 7. [2]

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History

A variant name was "Chauncy". [1] A post office called Chauncy was established in 1883, the name was changed to Hugo in 1914, and the post office closed in 1943. [3] The origin of the name Hugo is obscure. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hugo, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Obituary, Charles D. Franklin" . Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, MO. March 19, 1992. p. 12.

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