Abo, Missouri

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]

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References
  1. 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 24 October 2016.
  5. "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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