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]

Not to be confused with Robidoux, Missouri.

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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roubidoux
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

37°25′21″N 92°08′53″W


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