Ebo, Missouri Explained

Ebo is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately 8miles northwest of Potosi on Route 185. Ebo is next to Ebo Creek, the etymology of which is unknown.[1]

Ebo is mentioned as being one of the possible sites of Renault's earliest lead mining in Missouri.[2] The community once had Ebo Schoolhouse, now defunct.

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38.026°N -90.899°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 30, 2016 .
  2. Book: Schroeder, Walter A.. Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri's Ste. Genevieve District, 1760-1830. 2002. University of Missouri Press. 978-0-8262-6306-3. 304.