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Hugo, Missouri

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Coordinates: 37°59′43″N 92°39′33″W / 37.99528°N 92.65917°W / 37.99528; -92.65917
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Hugo is an unincorporated community in Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A variant name was "Chauncy".[1] A post office called Chauncy was established in 1883, the name was changed to Hugo in 1914, and the post office closed in 1943.[2] The origin of the name Hugo is obscure.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hugo, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

37°59′43″N 92°39′33″W / 37.99528°N 92.65917°W / 37.99528; -92.65917

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