Bado, Missouri

Bado is an unincorporated community in southwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Bado is located on Missouri Route M along the banks of Big Piney Creek. The community is about nine miles west-southwest of Houston and nine miles north of Cabool.[2] Today the community consists of a small church full of love. The store, post office, a rock house and White House are still standing.

History

A post office called Bado was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] According to tradition, the community arose during a "bad" era, hence the name.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bado, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°16′09″N 92°07′25″W / 37.26917°N 92.12361°W / 37.26917; -92.12361


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