Sledd, Missouri

Sledd is an unincorporated community in southeast Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route W two miles south of Paynesville and approximately one-half mile north of the Pike-Lincoln county line. Guinns Creek flows past the north side of the community.[2]

History

A post office called Sledd was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1901.[3] Alexander Sledd, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sledd, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed. 1998 p. 33 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

39°13′53″N 90°53′26″W


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