Roubidoux, Missouri
Roubidoux is an extinct town in the Salem Plateau region of the Ozarks located in northwest Texas County, Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The townsite is located at the confluence of the east and west forks of Roubidoux Creek. It is approximately 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Houston.[2]
A post office called Roubidoux was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] The community took its name from nearby Roubidoux Creek.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roubidoux
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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