Alkabo, North Dakota

Alkabo, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
A street in Alkabo
Alkabo
Alkabo
Coordinates: 48°51′46″N 103°53′25″W / 48.86278°N 103.89028°W / 48.86278; -103.89028Coordinates: 48°51′46″N 103°53′25″W / 48.86278°N 103.89028°W / 48.86278; -103.89028
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Divide
Elevation 2,188 ft (667 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 701
GNIS feature ID 1027671[1]

Alkabo is an unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. Alkabo is located on the Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad 6 miles (9.7 km) west-southwest of Fortuna.[2] The Alkabo School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Alkabo.[3]

The name is a blend of alkali and gumbo, two types of soil found in the area.[4]

See also

List of geographic names derived from portmanteaus

References

  1. ↑ "Alkabo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Divide County, North Dakota General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune. p. 91.
  • "Alkabo, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
The Alkabo School


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