Solo, Missouri
Solo is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately six miles south of Houston. Solo is reached via Missouri Route UU from U.S. Route 63 and is on the west side of Hog Creek.[2]
History
[edit]A post office in Solo was established in 1884, but is closed now. Post offices in Elk Creek and Houston serve the area today.[3] The community was so named on account of its rural location.[4] Dan W. Brown (1950–2021), Missouri state legislator and veterinarian, was born in Solo.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Solo, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Texas County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Vote Smart-Dan Brown-biography
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