Jobe, Missouri

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

History

A variant name was "Job".[1] A post office called Jobe was established in 1848, and closed in 1888. The post reopened as Job in 1892, and closed in 1906.[2] The community has the name of Jacob Job, an early settler.[3]

References

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

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