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 routes 142 and JJ, approximately 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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