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Rondo, Missouri

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Butterfield Overland Mail Route 1858-1861 Period on a 1873 Campbell's map by Gregory Wadley

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Rondo is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office called Rondo was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1919. An early postmaster named Rondo gave the community his last name. Rondo was a Flag Stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route.

References

  1. https://butterfieldoverlandstage.com/2012/08/01/maps-of-the-route/
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rondo, Missouri
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Bolivar
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Map of Missouri highlighting Polk County
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37°45′58″N 93°27′00″W / 37.76611°N 93.45000°W / 37.76611; -93.45000


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