Rucker, Missouri
Rucker is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Boone County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes T and F about 6.5 miles north of Harrisburg. The site lies between Perche Creek and Sugar Creek.[2]
History
A post office called Rucker was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1908.[3] The community was named for Maj. John F. Rucker.[4][5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rucker, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 30, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 213.
- "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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