Hazleton, Missouri

Hazleton is an extinct town in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The village is on the bank of the Big Piney River within the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]

A post office called Hazleton was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1944.[3] The community has the name of J. Hazleton, proprietor of a local mill.[4]

Notable person

  • Mel Stottlemyre, a pitcher and later a pitching coach for the New York Yankees. He won 164 games for them as a pitcher from 1964 to 1974, with three 20-win seasons, and was born in Hazleton.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazleton
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

37°31′30″N 92°01′30″W


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