Lebo, Missouri

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Lebo is an unincorporated community in southern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|741008}} 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.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}

History

A post office called Lebo was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1932.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Howell | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=10 October 2016}} The community was named after Lebo, Kansas, the native home of an early settler.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_howell.html |title=Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=10 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071834/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_howell.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Howell County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri