Udall, Missouri Explained

Udall, Missouri
Native Name Lang:EN
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Udall, Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Udall, Missouri
Coordinates:36.5425°N -92.2625°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:U. S. A.
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ozark County
Elevation M:250
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5

Udall is an unincorporated community in the Bayou I Township of Ozark County, in southern Missouri, United States, located approximately 12 miles southeast of Gainesville and eight miles west of Bakersfield on Missouri Route O. One and one-half miles west of Udall, the road ends at a park and landing on Norfork Lake.[1]

History

An early variant name was "Saint Leger".[2] A post office called Saint Leger was established in 1848, the name was changed to Udall in 1885, and the post office closed in 2003.[3] According to legend, the present name Udall is a contraction of "You doll, get up", a command, the story continues, was once overheard directed at a horse.

Notes and References

  1. Udall Quadrangle, Missouri–Ozark County, 7.5 Minute Series, USGS, 1968
  2. Web site: Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071830/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ozark.html . June 24, 2016 . live.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016.