Como, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} '''Como''' is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.<ref>{{GNIS|740759}}</ref>

==History== Como was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html | title=New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=November 19, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> A post office called Como was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1938.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=New+Madrid| title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> The community was named after Como, in Italy.<ref name="History" />

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Category:Unincorporated communities in New Madrid County, Missouri Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri