Lebo, Missouri

Lebo is an unincorporated community in southern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located south of West Plains at the intersection of Missouri Route 142 and Missouri Route JJ about one mile north of the Missouri - Arkansas state line.[2]

History

A post office called Lebo was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1932.[3] The community was named after Lebo, Kansas, the native home of an early settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lebo, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

Coordinates: 36°31′13″N 91°54′32″W / 36.52028°N 91.90889°W / 36.52028; -91.90889


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