Mabel, Missouri

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Mabel is an unincorporated community in southwest Daviess County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is located adjacent to U.S. Route 69 about one-quarter mile (0.40 km) east of the Daviess-DeKalb county line and two miles (3.2 km) north of the Davies-Caldwell county line. Cameron is six miles to the south-southwest along Route 69. [2]

History

A post office called Mabel was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1936. [3] The origin or namesake of the name Mabel is uncertain. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mabel, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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