Sabula, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Sabula, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Sabula
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iron
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:689
Coordinates:37.4047°N -90.6961°W
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:751995

Sabula is an unincorporated community in southwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the east floodplain of Big Creek along Missouri Route 49 between Annapolis three miles to the south and Glover about 5.5 miles to the north.[1]

History

Sabula was originally called Reynolds, and under the latter name was platted in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Sabula was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1953.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.56
  2. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945. The State Historical Society of Missouri. 7 September 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html. 24 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 12 October 2016.