Alkabo, North Dakota
A street in Alkabo
A street in Alkabo
Alkabo is located in North Dakota
Alkabo
Alkabo
Alkabo is located in the United States
Alkabo
Alkabo
Coordinates: 48°51′46″N 103°53′25″W / 48.86278°N 103.89028°W / 48.86278; -103.89028
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyDivide
Elevation2,188 ft (667 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1027671[1]

Alkabo is an unincorporated community in Divide County, North Dakota, United States. Alkabo is located on the Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad, 6 miles (9.7 km) west-southwest of Fortuna.[2] The Alkabo School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Alkabo.[3]

The name is a portmanteau of alkali and gumbo, two types of soil found in the area.[4]

The Alkabo School

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alkabo, North Dakota
  2. Divide County, North Dakota General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). North Dakota Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  4. Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (1966). Origins of North Dakota Place Names. Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune. p. 91.
  • "Alkabo, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. May 20, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2012.



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