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Rucker, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°13′53″N 92°24′49″W / 39.23139°N 92.41361°W / 39.23139; -92.41361
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Rucker in April 2019

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

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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

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rucker, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 30, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 213.
  5. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°13′53″N 92°24′49″W / 39.23139°N 92.41361°W / 39.23139; -92.41361