Ebo, Missouri

Ebo is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.[1] It is located about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Potosi on Route 185. Ebo is next to Ebo Creek, the meaning of which is unknown.[2]

Ebo is mentioned as being one of the possible sites of Renault's earliest lead mining in Missouri.[3] The community once had Ebo Schoolhouse, now defunct.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ebo
  2. "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. Schroeder, Walter A. (2002). Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri's Ste. Genevieve District, 1760-1830. University of Missouri Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8262-6306-3.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ebo School

Coordinates: 38°01′34″N 90°53′56″W / 38.026°N 90.899°W / 38.026; -90.899

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