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Welcome to Abo ...

Abo is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Abo is located in Laclede County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Abo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Abo is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Abo: 417

Communities Also Named Abo ...

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

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

Communities near Abo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abo.

  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Robert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoutland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Abo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abo. See our Newspapers Page for Abo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abo ...

Looking for more information about Abo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Abo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Abo.

Adding Abo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Abo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Abo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Abo post office opened in 1893. The Abo post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Abo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Laclede, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/