Abo, Missouri Explained
| Official Name: | Abo |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Missouri##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 37.6978°N -92.4653°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Name2: | Laclede |
| Elevation Ft: | 909 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 748555 |
Abo is an unincorporated community in eastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri. The community is located on the east bank of the Osage Fork Gasconade River, approximately ten miles east of Lebanon.[1] [2]
History
A post office called Abo was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1940.[3] The name may be a transfer from Abo, in New Mexico.[4]
In 1925, Abo had 25 inhabitants.[5]
Notes and References
- Drynob, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 2004
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53,
- Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 24 October 2016.
- Web site: Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 24 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071428/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_laclede.html . 24 June 2016 .
- Book: Rand McNally and Company . Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . Rand McNally & Company . 1925 . 2023-02-19 . 259.
