Alkabo, North Dakota

Unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States

48°51′46″N 103°53′25″W / 48.86278°N 103.89028°W / 48.86278; -103.89028CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCounty DivideElevation

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2,188 ft (667 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code701GNIS 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]

References

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