Arbor is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Cape Girardeau County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. It is located between
Delta, Missouri
Delta is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 376 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO- IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Name
A post office called Delta was establishe ...
and
Advance, Missouri
Advance is a town located at the intersection of State Highway 25 and State Highway 91/Route C in northern Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2020 census. Advance was founded ''circa'' 1882. The town is pro ...
on
Missouri Highway 25.
History
A post office called Arbor was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1928. The community most likely was named for a brush arbor near the original town site.
In 1925, Arbor had 83 inhabitants.
References
Unincorporated communities in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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