Gumbo, Missouri Explained

Gumbo is an unincorporated community in northwestern St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located along Missouri Route 8 between Desloge and Leadwood. The meandering Big River lies to the north.^[1]

Gumbo most likely was so named on account of "" dirt near the original town site.

^[2] During World War II, a large TNT plant was located five miles west of Gumbo.^[3]

Notable People

• • Ferlin Husky, country music singer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Evelyn Tripp, leading fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s.
• Jeff Eaton, bassist for Split Lip Rayfield.

References

37.8625°N -90.5625°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 48-49
2. Web site: St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071518/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_saint_francois.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 27, 2016 .
3. News: The Other Night . Naugatuck Daily News . 28 March 1945.