Alkabo, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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
Elevation
[1]
2,188 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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