Polo, Missouri
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 39° 33.247 W 094° 02.424
15S E 410615 N 4378787
Small, town, had a recent tragedy where two 14 year-olds were killed...
Waymark Code: WM120T9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2020
Views: 1
County of town: Caldwell County
Location of post office: W. Elm St. (MO 116), half block west of Main St. (MO 13)
Location of town: Southern border, and just west of center in the county; crossroads of MO-13 & MO-116
Elevation: 1,014 ft (309 m)
Population: 541 (2017)
"Polo: Established in 1867 and named for a town in Illinois called Polo." Some Pioneer History, Eaton, p. 266
"The village or hamlet of Polo, the only (1886) village in Grant Township, had four stores, two churches, school-house, etc. Located at a crossing of two roads, it was a well-known and easily accessible locality. Its location is on the corner of Section 21, 22, 27 & 28. Isaac Webb built the first house on the corner in the fall of 1867. George Wilkinson built the second on the southeast corner, and the same spring the village was christened in honor of the town of the same name in Illinois." ~ History of Caldwell County, 1886, National Historical Society, p. 617.
"It is situated at Secs. 26 & 27, Twp. 55 N, R. 28 W at the junction of 13, & 116 near Ray County Line.
"It had 3 stores, 1 wagon and carriage manufacturer and a flouring mill. Population about 50 (1874)." ~ Gazetter of Missouri, Campbell, p. 91; Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, Conard Vol. 5, p. 188.