Alkabo, North Dakota

Alkabo, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
A street in Alkabo
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Coordinates: 48°51′46″N 103°53′25″W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Divide
Elevation [1]	2,188 ft (667 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	701
GNIS feature ID	1027671[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

• List of geographic names derived from portmanteaus

References

1. 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.

External links

• "Alkabo, ND". Ghosts of North Dakota. May 20, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2012.