Welcome to Abo ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Time Zone: Abo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Abo is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Abo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Abo: This one is located in McDonald County and the other is located in Laclede County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abo.

Adding Abo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Abo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Abo post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Abo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including McDonald, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/