Roubidoux is an extinct town in the

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region of the

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located in northwest Texas County,

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, United States. The

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classifies it as a populated place. The townsite is located at the

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of the east and west forks of

Roubidoux Creek Roubidoux Creek is a tributary to the Gasconade River in the Ozarks of south central Missouri named after French-Canadian fur trader Joseph Robidoux. It is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe ...

. It is approximately northwest of

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. A post office called Roubidoux was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1953. The community took its name from nearby

References

Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Texas County, Missouri {{TexasCountyMO-geo-stub