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

A post office called Congo was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1931. The community was named after the Congo River, in Africa.

Municipalities and communities of Shannon County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Eminence

Cities	Birch Tree Eminence Summersville‡ Winona

Townships	Bartlett Birch Tree Bowlan Buckeye Delaware Eminence Jackson Montier Moore Newton Spring Creek Spring Valley Winona

CDP	Montier

Unincorporated communities	Akers Alley Spring Bartlett Delaware Deslet Flatwood Gang Low Wassie Midridge Munsell Not Oakside Owls Bend Rat Round Spring Shannondale Shawne Teresita Timber Venice West Eminence

Ghost towns	Beal Cedargrove Congo Ink Rector Sinkin

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°56′21″N 91°36′08″W / 36.93917°N 91.60222°W / 36.93917; -91.60222

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