Congo is an extinct town in southwestern Shannon County, in the U.S. state of

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. Congo and the Congo School were located approximately three miles southwest of Montier and US Route 60.

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flows past the location to the southwest. A post office called Congo was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1931. The community was named after the

Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world list of rivers by discharge, by discharge volume, following the Amazon Ri ...

, in Africa.

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Ghost towns in Missouri Ghost towns in Shannon County, Missouri {{ShannonCountyMO-geo-stub