Babbtown, Missouri

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Babbtown, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Babbtown, Missouri is located in Missouri
Babbtown, Missouri
Babbtown, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°20′20″N 92°08′19″W / 38.33889°N 92.13861°W / 38.33889; -92.13861Coordinates: 38°20′20″N 92°08′19″W / 38.33889°N 92.13861°W / 38.33889; -92.13861
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyOsage
Elevation912 ft (278 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
65058
Area code(s)573
GNIS feature ID740648[1]

Babbtown is an unincorporated community in southwest Osage County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on route P, just east of Missouri Route 133. Meta is approximately 2.5 miles to the southwest. The headwaters of arise just southwest of the community.[2]

History[]

A post office called Babbtown was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community has the name of one Mr. Babb, an early settler.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babbtown, Missouri
  2. ^ Meta, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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