Sublette, Missouri

Sublette is an unincorporated community in northern Adair County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is on U.S. Route 63 about six miles north of Kirksville.[2]

History

Sublette was laid out in 1869.[3] It was named for its founders, P. J. and Sarah R. Sublette.[4] A post office called Sublette was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1933.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sublette, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 23, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Adair County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 423.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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