Waldo, Missouri

Waldo is an unincorporated community in southeastern Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Waldo is located on Missouri Route V about three miles north of Seymour. The community is near the headwaters of the James River which is about two miles to the north-northeast. A small airstrip, Owens Field, is located just south Waldo.[2]

History

A post office called Waldo was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1886.[3] The name "Waldo" was assigned by postal officials.[4] An early variant name was "Lickskillet".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waldo
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

Coordinates: 37°11′21″N 92°44′41″W / 37.18917°N 92.74472°W / 37.18917; -92.74472


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