Mabel, Missouri

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 east of the Daviess-DeKalb county line and two miles 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 26 September 2016.
  4. "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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