Saco, Missouri

Saco is an unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township in southern Madison County, Missouri, United States. It is located about sixteen miles southwest of Fredericktown on Missouri Supplemental Route C. It was founded by John DeSpain before 1850. The name Saco was given by Carrol Ally when the post office was applied for in 1890. The name is said to be coined, but the original words from which the syllables were selected are unknown.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Madison County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/madisonpl.html
↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Madison County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_madison.html

Photo of the Saco area

Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Fredericktown

Cities	Fredericktown Marquand

Villages	Cobalt Junction City

Townships	Big Creek Castor Central Liberty Marquand Mine La Motte Polk St. Francois St. Michael Twelvemile

CDPs	Cherokee Pass Mine La Motte

Other unincorporated communities	Castor Station Faro Millcreek Oak Grove Saco Zion

Abandoned villages	St. Michel

Coordinates: 37°21′56″N 90°26′21″W / 37.36556°N 90.43917°W / 37.36556; -90.43917

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