Udall, Missouri

Udall is an unincorporated community in the Bayou I Township of Ozark County, in southern Missouri, United States, located approximately 12 miles southeast of Gainesville and eight miles west of Bakersfield on Missouri Route O. One and one-half miles west of Udall, the road ends at a park and landing on Norfork Lake.[1]

Udall, Missouri
Community
Location of Udall, Missouri
Location of Udall, Missouri
Udall, Missouri
Location of Udall, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°32′33″N 92°15′45″W[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Elevation
[1]
250 m (820 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

An early variant name was "Saint Leger".[2] A post office called Saint Leger was established in 1848, the name was changed to Udall in 1885, and the post office closed in 2003.[3] According to legend, the present name Udall is a contraction of "You doll, get up", a command, the story continues, was once overheard directed at a horse.[2]

References
  1. Udall Quadrangle, Missouri–Ozark County, 7.5 Minute Series, USGS, 1968
  2. "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


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