Gumbo is an unincorporated community in northwestern St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located along Missouri Route 8 between Desloge and Leadwood. The meandering Big River lies to the north.[2]
Gumbo most likely was so named on account of "gombo" dirt near the original town site.
[3] During World War II, a large TNT plant was located five miles west of Gumbo.[4]
Notable People
edit- Ferlin Husky, country music singer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Evelyn Tripp, leading fashion model of the 1950s and 1960s.
- Jeff Eaton, bassist for Split Lip Rayfield.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gumbo, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 48-49 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "The Other Night". Naugatuck Daily News. March 28, 1945.
37°51′45″N 90°33′45″W / 37.86250°N 90.56250°W
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