Rondo is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

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A post office called Rondo was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1919.[2] An early postmaster named Rondo gave the community his last name.[3] Rondo was on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rondo, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

37°45′58″N 93°27′00″W / 37.76611°N 93.45000°W / 37.76611; -93.45000